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Welby is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies north-east of Grantham, and east of the old Roman Road Ermine Street. Neighbouring villages are Aisby, Oasby, and Heydour. The village has approximately 75 houses. ==History== According to ''A Dictionary of British Place Names'', Welby is a "farmstead or village by a spring or stream", combining the Old English "wella" for a stream, with Old Scandinavian "by" for a "farmstead, village or settlement".〔Mills, Anthony David (2003); ''A Dictionary of British Place Names'', pp.487, 520, Oxford University Press, revised edition (2011). ISBN 019960908X〕 Welby is recorded in the 1086 ''Domesday'' account as "Wellebi", within two manors in the Threo Hundred of Kesteven.〔("Documents Online: Welby" ), ''Great Domesday Book'', Folio: 337v, 367v; The National Archives. Retrieved 5 July 2012〕 The first manor held 57 households, 7 villagers, 4 smallholders, 37 freemen, a priest, a church, and a meadow of and woodland of . In 1066 Queen Edith was Lord of the Manor, this transferred to William I in 1086, who also became Tenant-in-chief. The second ''Domesday'' entry shows a manor with 3 villagers, 5 freemen and 4 ploughlands, with a meadow and woodland of , with the 1066 Lord being Aethelstan son of Godram. In 1086 Lordship was transferred to Ranulf, with Guy of Craon becoming Tenant-in-chief.〔("Welby" ), Domesdaymap.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2012〕 (詳細はGrade I listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Bartholomew.〔("Church of St Bartholomew" ), ''National Heritage List for England'', English Heritage. Retrieved 6 August 2011〕 The church originates from the 13th century and is mainly Early English but with a Perpendicular clerestory and porch.〔Cox, J. Charles (1916) ''Lincolnshire'' p. 331; Methuen & Co. Ltd〕 In 1873 the north aisle was extended and the chancel rebuilt by J. H. Hakewill, who matched the Early English style.〔Pevsner, Nikolaus; Harris, John; ''The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire'' p. 704; Penguin, (1964); revised by Nicholas Antram in 1989, Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09620-8〕〔''Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull'' 1885, p. 701〕 Within the porch is a 14th-century stone tomb cover with relief depictions of a woman's head and shoulders, within a quatrefoil recess, and a shrouded baby. It was originally sited in the graveyard.〔 The former rectory, also a listed building,〔("The Old Rectory" ), ''National Heritage List for England'', English Heritage. Retrieved 6 August 2011〕 was designed by Grantham architect Cornelius Sherborne.〔 In 1885 ''Kelly's Directory'' reported a Wesleyan chapel, built in 1866, and a school and four almshouses founded in 1780 by William Welby; a further school for 70 pupils was built in 1869. The main crops grown were wheat, barley, oats and turnips, within a parish area of . The 1881 population was 390. Lord of the Manor and owner of parish land was Sir William Earle Welby-Gregory DL, JP, of Denton Hall. ''Kellys'' also noted two public houses, the Red Lion and Waggon and Horses, 12 farmers, 4 graziers, a butcher, shoemaker, shopkeeper, carrier, coal dealer, wheelwright, beer retailer, harness maker and a blacksmith.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Welby, Lincolnshire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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