Keisby | |
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![]() Manor Farm House, Keisby | |
Location within
Lincolnshire | |
OS grid reference | TF038285 |
• London | 90 mi (140 km) S |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BOURNE |
Postcode district | PE10 |
Dialling code | 01476 |
Police | Lincolnshire |
Fire | Lincolnshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Keisby is a hamlet in the civil parish of Lenton, Keisby and Osgodby, in the South Kesteven district, in Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 6 miles (10 km) north-west from Bourne and 9 miles (14 km) south-east from Grantham. In 1921 the parish had a population of 72. [1]
Keisby comes from an Old Norse term meaning "Kisi's farmstead or village". [2] The village is mentioned in the Domesday account, [3] and has had different spellings over the years, from Chisebi to Kisebi and Kysebi. [2]
The English surname Kisby (and variants) is believed to originate from Keisby. [4]
Keisby was formerly a township in the parish of Lavington, [5] in 1866 Keisby became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished to form "Lenton Keisby and Osgodby". [6]
Keisby is part of the Lenton, Keisby and Osgodby ecclesiastical parish, and The North Beltisloe Group of parishes in the Deanery of Beltisloe. [7] As of 2014 the incumbent is the Revd Mike Doyle. [7] There is no separate church, services taking place in the parish church at Lenton.
Keisby | |
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![]() Manor Farm House, Keisby | |
Location within
Lincolnshire | |
OS grid reference | TF038285 |
• London | 90 mi (140 km) S |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BOURNE |
Postcode district | PE10 |
Dialling code | 01476 |
Police | Lincolnshire |
Fire | Lincolnshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Keisby is a hamlet in the civil parish of Lenton, Keisby and Osgodby, in the South Kesteven district, in Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 6 miles (10 km) north-west from Bourne and 9 miles (14 km) south-east from Grantham. In 1921 the parish had a population of 72. [1]
Keisby comes from an Old Norse term meaning "Kisi's farmstead or village". [2] The village is mentioned in the Domesday account, [3] and has had different spellings over the years, from Chisebi to Kisebi and Kysebi. [2]
The English surname Kisby (and variants) is believed to originate from Keisby. [4]
Keisby was formerly a township in the parish of Lavington, [5] in 1866 Keisby became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished to form "Lenton Keisby and Osgodby". [6]
Keisby is part of the Lenton, Keisby and Osgodby ecclesiastical parish, and The North Beltisloe Group of parishes in the Deanery of Beltisloe. [7] As of 2014 the incumbent is the Revd Mike Doyle. [7] There is no separate church, services taking place in the parish church at Lenton.