Kelby
St Andrew's Church, Kelby
Kelby is located in Lincolnshire
Kelby
Kelby
Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid referenceTF004414
 London105 mi (169 km) S
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGrantham
Postcode districtNG32
Dialling code01400
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

Kelby is a hamlet in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies 5 miles (8 km) south-west from Sleaford, 9 miles (14 km) north-east from Grantham and 3 miles (5 km) south-east from Ancaster. The hamlet forms part of the civil parish of Culverthorpe and Kelby.[1]

Kelby church is dedicated to St Andrew and was previously a chapelry of Heydour ecclesiastical parish.[2] Its tower was rebuilt in 1881 after a collapse. The church basement is Norman and the font Early English, with pews originally from the chapel at nearby Grade II listed Culverthorpe Hall.[3][4]

A chapel for Primitive Methodists was established in 1859.[2]

References

  1. Culverthorpe and Kelby Parish Council, United Kingdomvillages.co.uk. Retrieved 21 June 2011
  2. 1 2 "Heydour", Genuki. Retrieved 17 May 2019
  3. Culverthorpe Hall, Culverthorpe And Kelby, British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 21 June 2011
  4. Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 181; Methuen & Co. Ltd
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