OS grid reference TF038285 Post town BOURNE Dialling code 01476 | Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district PE10 | |
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Civil parish Lenton, Keisby and Osgodby | ||
Keisby is a small hamlet in the district of South Kesteven, in Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 6 miles (10 km) north-west from Bourne and 9 miles (14 km) south-east from Grantham. The population is included in the civil parish of Lenton, Keisby and Osgodby.
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Map of Keisby, Bourne, UK
History
Keisby comes from an Old Norse term meaning "Kisi's farmstead or village". The village is mentioned in the Domesday account, and has had different spellings over the years, from Chisebi to Kisebi and Kysebi.
The English surname Kisby (and variants) is believed to originate from Keisby.
Modern times
Keisby is part of the Lenton, Keisby and Osgodby ecclesiastical parish, and The North Beltisloe Group of parishes in the Deanery of Beltisloe. As of 2014 the incumbent is the Revd Mike Doyle. There is no separate church, services taking place in the parish church at Lenton.