Towns & cities · East Midlands
Wragby
Wragby — village and civil parish in Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Wragby is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 1,361 people. Address: LN8. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Lincolnshire, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 53.2873°, -0.3026°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Bardney Limewoods, Lincolnshire SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: BARDNEY LIMEWOODS
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Lincolnshire Wolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Wragby ( RAG-bee) is a historic market town and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated at the junction of the A157 and A158 roads, and approximately 10 miles (16 km) north-west from Horncastle and about 11 miles (18 km) north-east of Lincoln.
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Background
History
The name Wragby derives from the Old Norse wraggibȳ meaning 'Wraggi's village'. Wragby is named in the Domesday Book as "Waragebi", when it consisted of 23 households, a mill and a church. The 'Rout Yard', a scheduled monument in the form of two moated islands and associated ditched enclosures, is the remains of a medieval manorial complex. In 1086 there were two manors at Wragby, one in the possession of Erenis of Buron, the other, Waldin the Artificer. The surviving remains possibly represent the Buron manor which held responsibility for a church. The church was dismantled in 1836 when a new church was established closer to the modern village centre. The 18th century brick-built chancel…
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- Coordinates
- 53.2873, -0.3026
- County
- Lincolnshire
- District
- East Lindsey
- Parish
- Wragby
- Postcode
- LN8
- Parliamentary constituency
- Louth and Horncastle
- Population
- 1,361
Sources
- wikidata: Q610691 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Wragby (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: All Saints' church, Wragby, Lincs. - geograph.org.uk - 94479.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wragby?
- Wragby is in Lincolnshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode LN8), in the parish of Wragby.
- Is Wragby a protected site?
- Yes — Wragby is part of the Bardney Limewoods, Lincolnshire SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the BARDNEY LIMEWOODS National Nature Reserve.
- Is Wragby free to visit?
- Yes, Wragby is free to enter.
- How do I get to Wragby?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LN8. It sits within the Louth and Horncastle parliamentary constituency.