Boothby Graffoe is a village and
civil parish
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in the
North Kesteven
North Kesteven is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Lincolnshire, England. The council is based in Sleaford. The district also contains the town of North Hykeham, which adjoins the neighbouring city of Lincoln, England, L ...
district of
Lincolnshire
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, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 223. It is situated approximately south from the city and
county town
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of
Lincoln
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, and on the
A607 Ermine Street
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Roman road.
Boothby Graffoe
Grade II
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listed
Anglican
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parish church is dedicated to
St Andrew
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The title First-Called () used by the Eastern Orthodox Chu ...
The church was re-built in 1842. According to the parish registers of
Wellingore, Boothby Graffoe's original church was destroyed by a
T8-9 tornado (the strongest ever recorded in England) in 1666.
To the west of the village lies the earthwork remains of
Somerton Castle
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Somerton Castle is located approximately west of the village of Boothby Graffoe in Lincolnshire, England and to the south of the city of Lincoln, England. The site is on low-lying land between the Lincoln Edge and the River Witham. ...
.
See also
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Spring line settlement
Spring line settlements occur where a ridge of permeable rock lies over impermeable rock, resulting in a line of springs along the contact between the two layers. Spring line (or springline) settlements will sometimes form around these springs, ...
*
Boothby Graffoe (Comedian)
Boothby Graffoe (born James Martyn Rogers, 1962) is an English comedian, singer, songwriter and playwright. He is particularly known for his surreal sense of humour and work with Canadian band Barenaked Ladies.
Early life
Rogers was born in 19 ...
References
External links
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"Boothby Graffoe" Genuki GENUKI is a genealogy web portal, run as a charitable trust. It "provides a virtual reference library of genealogical information of particular relevance to the UK and Ireland". It gives access to a large collection of information, with the emphas ...
.org.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2011
Villages in Lincolnshire
Civil parishes in Lincolnshire
North Kesteven District
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