Aswardby (pronounced "as-ard-bee") is a village situated north-west from Spilsby, in the

East Lindsey East Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. The population of the district council was 136,401 at the 2011 census. The council is based in Manby. Other major settlements in the district include Alford, Wragby, Spilsby ...

district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies north of the A158 and west of the A16 roads. It is in the civil parish of

Sausthorpe Sausthorpe is a small village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the East Lindsey Non-metropolitan district, district of Lincolnshire, England, east of Horncastle, Lincolnshire, Horncastle and north-west of Spilsby. It lies on the ...

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T. Pelham Dale Thomas Pelham Dale (1821–1892) was an English Anglo-Catholic ritualist priest, most notable for being prosecuted and imprisoned for ritualist practices. Biography Thomas Pelham Dale was born at Greenwich on 3 April 1821 and grew up in Beckenham ...

, SSC, prosecuted and imprisoned for Ritualist practices in 1876 and 1880, and regarded a martyr by

Anglo-Catholics Anglo-Catholicism comprises beliefs and practices that emphasise the Catholic heritage and identity of the various Anglican churches. The term was coined in the early 19th century, although movements emphasising the Catholic nature of Anglican ...

, was the parish priest from 1881 to 1892. Aswardby Hall was built approximately 1845, with further building works completed around 1910. Aswardby should not be confused with

Aswarby Aswarby () is a village in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is south of Sleaford and east of the A15 road, between Sleaford and the point near Threekingham where it crosses the A52 road. With the village of Swarby, ...

, which is also in Lincolnshire, but about south-west of Aswardby.

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Villages in Lincolnshire Civil parishes in Lincolnshire East Lindsey District {{Lincolnshire-geo-stub

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