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Rigsby, Lincolnshire

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OS grid reference
  
TF429754

Country
  
England

Post town
  
Alford

Shire county
  
Lincolnshire

UK parliament constituency
  
Louth and Horncastle

Region
  
East Midlands

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Postcode district
  
LN13

District
  
East Lindsey

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Rigsby is a village and part of the civil parish of Rigsby with Ailby, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3 km) west from the town of Alford .

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Map of Rigsby, Alford, UK

Rigsby is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book as "Rigesbi", with 19 households and a church.

The Old church of Rigsby, which was rebuilt in 1863, had a thatched roof. Today the church is a Grade II listed building of limestone dedicated to Saint James, rebuilt in 1863 by James Fowler. It retains a 14th-century octagonal font.

Rigsby Wood is a nature reserve which lies at the foot of the Lincolnshire Wolds about 1.8 miles (2.9 km) west from Alford. It is ancient woodland lying partly on chalky boulder clay and partly on glacial sands.

References

Rigsby, Lincolnshire Wikipedia