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Discover
Wrawby - North Lincolnshire |
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Introduction |
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Wrawby
is a small & pleasant village,
2 miles east of Brigg,
12 miles to the east of Scunthorpe
and 8 miles south west of Barton-upon-Humber.
Due to its location on the Lincolnshire
Wolds, it has fine views of both
the town of Brigg & the Vale
of Ancholme.
Wrawby is home to one of
the best known landmarks in North
Linclonshire - Wrawby
Postmill - which can
be seen from miles around.
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| Places
of Interest |
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Wrawby
Postmill - Last working postmill
in the North of England.
- [micro-site]
Elsham Hall Country & Wildlife
Park
- [micro-site]
Buttercross - Brigg Tourist Information
Centre
The River Ancholme & The Ancholme Valley |
| Mowden
House - Wrawby |
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Barton
Road
Wrawby
01652
652145
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| Wish
U Well Guest House - Wrawby |
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Wish
U Well Guest House...[micro-site]
Brigg
Rd
Wrawby
01652
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Places to stay in & around Wrawby. [more]
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| Places
of Worship |
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Local
Places of Worship
Saint Mary the Virgin C of E
New Life Church - Brigg |
| Education |
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Nearest
Primary School:
Wrawby St Mary's C of E Primary School (0.3
Miles)
Nearest Secondary School:
Vale of Ancholme Technology College ( 1.5
Miles )
Nearest Sixth Form:
Vale of Ancholme Technology College ( 1.5
Miles ) |
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| Sport
& Leisure |
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Brigg
Leisure Centre
- [micro-site]
Fishing on the River Ancholme
Boating on the River Ancholme
Golfing at Elsham Golf Course
Walking |
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| The
Jolly Miller
- Wrawby |
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The
Jolly Miller
- [micro-site]
Brigg Road,
Wrawby.
DN20
8RH
01652 655658
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Jolly Miller
- Wrawby |
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Black
Horse
- [micro-site]
Melton Road,
Wrawby.
DN20
8SL
01652
652382
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| Shopping
in Brigg |
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Brigg
in the nearest
shopping centre and offers plenty of friendly
local shops selling a vast range of produce
and giftware. The town centre is well worth
a visit . There is also a weekly market
in the town centre on Thursdays & Saturdays
& a Farmers Market on the fourth Saturday
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Discover
Wrawby's History |
| Origins
& Place-Name |
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The
Doomsday Book (1086) referred to the village
as "Waragebi".
Other
names - for the village include Wragebi,
Wragheby & Wraweby.
The name - can be translated to
"Wraghi's farmstead. village".
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| History |
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Here
are Weslyan and Primitive Methodist chapels.
A Cemetery of four acres was formed in 1857
with two mortuary chapels; it is under control
of the Burial Board. There is a parish reading
room, supported by £5 a year left
by the late T. Tapling esq. and subscriptions.
Mrs Helen Tripp's charity amounts to £2
15s yearly, of which one-third is paid to
the vicar for preaching a sermon yearly
on St. Thomas's day (21st December) and
two-thirds for the poor. Valentine Dudley
Hycary-Elwes esq. of Great Billing Hall,
Northamptonshire, who is lord of the manor,
the Earl of Yarborough P.C. and Clare College,
Cambridge, are the principal landowners.
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From Kelly's Trade Directory for 1900].
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Population
Through The Years |
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- Population
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- Population |
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1801 - 283
1811 - 381
1821 - 456
1831 - 638
1841 - 880
1851 - 931
1861 - 1257
1871 - 1304
1881 - 1264
1891 - 1342
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1901 - 1469
1911 - 747
1921 - 841
1931 - 690
1951 - 777
1961 - 827
1971 - 1021
1981 - 992
1991 - 1240 |
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Church
of St Mary |
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The
church of St. Mary is an ancient building
of stone, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles,
north and south porches and an embattled
western tower, with pinnacles, containing
3 bells: the tower is Early English, the
nave Gothic of late and debased character:
in the chancel, rebuilt about 1800, is an
altar tomb belonging to the Tyrwhitt family,
and between it and the north aisle is a
hagioscope: the doorway leading to the rood
loft remains, and in the windows linger
some fragments of ancient stained glass:
the north porch was erected in 1887 at a
cost of £105, to commemorate the 50th
year of residence of the Rev. John Rowland
West M.A. late vicar (1837-93), and in 1891
the roof of the chancel was decorated in
colour:
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from Kelly's Trade Directory for 1900] |
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The
Official Village Website - This includes
lots of info about Wrawby & the community
- Also has information about the Wold Villager
Bus.
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| Local
Links For More Information |
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| NorthLincs.com
- Directory - Wrawby
Entries |
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St
Mary Virgin C of E - Place of Worship
Wrawby St Mary's Church of England Primary
School
P Willey & Son
Black Horse - Public House
Jolly Miller - Public House
Mowden House - Accommodation
Wish U Well Guest House
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The
Jolly Miller
Brigg Road
Wrawby
DN20
8RH
Tel:
01652 655658
Black
Horse
Melton Road
Wrawby
DN20 8SL
01652 652382
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