| Raithby by Spilsby | |
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 Holy Trinity Church, Raithby | |
  Raithby by Spilsby Location withinLincolnshire | |
| Population | 190 (includingMavis Enderby,2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TF372671 |
| • London | 115 mi (185 km) S |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Spilsby |
| Postcode district | PE23 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
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Raithby by Spilsby orRaithby is a village andcivil parish in theEast Lindseydistrict ofLincolnshire, England. It is situated about 2 miles (3.2 km) north-west from the town ofSpilsby.
Raithby has associations with founder ofMethodism,John Wesley, and theVictorian architect,George Gilbert Scott.
Raithby is listed in the 1086Domesday Book as "Radebi", with 26 households, a mill and a church.[2]
The parish church is a Grade II*listed building[3] dating from the 12th century, although it was largely rebuilt in 1873 by SirGeorge Gilbert Scott.[4] Thechancel was enlarged in 1886 byTemple Moore, and the tower renewed byHodgson Fowler in 1895.[5] Thelychgate is Grade II listed and dates from 1907. It was dedicated to the memory of Sophy Janet Rawnsley, of Raithby Hall.[6] In the grounds of the churchyard is a stone cross, mostly dating from 1903 but using part of an earlier shaft. The old base is not used and lies 6 feet (1.8 m) away.[7][8]
The red-brick Raithby Hall was the seat of the Brackenbury and Rawnsley families, built around 1760 for Robert Carr Brackenbury and extended in 1848 and 1873 by Sir George Gilbert Scott. It is now an old peoples home, and is Grade II listed.[9]
This village played an important role in the spread of Methodism in Lincolnshire. After visiting Raithby in 1788, John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, declared it 'an earthly paradise'.[10] Raithby contains one of the oldest Methodist chapels in England, and one of the few surviving chapels opened by Wesley himself.Raithby Chapel was built over a stable block in the grounds of Raithby Hall in 1779 byRobert Carr Brackenbury, and was dedicated by Wesley on 5 July 1779. It is a Grade I listed building.[11][12]
The children of Raithby were served by a village school from 1668 when Thomas Lawford founded a Free School where children from Raithby,Mavis Enderby,Hundleby andSausthorpe were educated.[13] The school was rebuilt in 1866 to hold 45 pupils. By the 1870s it was known as Raithby and Mavis Enderby School, and Raithby and Enderby CE School by 1925. It closed on 21 December 1949.[14]
Raithby is situated 29 miles (47 km) fromLincoln, and around 12 miles (19 km) from the market town ofHorncastle, the "gateway to the Wolds". It is also 14 miles (23 km) north-west from the coastal resort ofSkegness. Nearby attractions include the birthplaces ofAlfred, Lord Tennyson atSomersby, and explorerSir John Franklin at Spilsby.
The mid-18th-centuryGrade II listed The Red Lion Inn is the villagepublic house.[15][16]
Raithby is served by the Interconnet 56 bus service runs which runs from Lincoln Central bus station to Skegness Interchange. The bus stops outside the Red Lion Inn pub.
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