Atterby is a

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and former

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, now in the parish of Bishop Norton, in the

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district of

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, England. It lies north of Bishop Norton. In 1931 the parish had a population of 82. Atterby was formerly a

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in the parish of Bishop-Norton, in 1866 Atterby became a civil parish, on 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and merged with Bishop Norton. Atterby is now little more than a cluster of buildings at a crossroads; in the 19th century it was larger with 134 inhabitants, a butcher, shop and a carrier.''White's Directory of Lincolnshire 1856'' By the early 20th century the Everett family had established a bus service, initially with a horse drawn

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and later as pioneers in the use of motorised buses. One of their early vehicles was the "Silver Queen". Everett's buses operated in the local area for many years until quite recently. In 2006 JD Everett is still in the village but as a

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company.

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listed Atterby

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lies towards the A15 along a

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. It was powered by water from Atterby

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(which separates the hamlet from Bishop Norton) supplemented by a

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. It produced

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ground from grain. It was built on the site of a medieval mill. Nearby was the site of an old post

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, long abandoned.

References

External links

Lincolnshire Archives
{{authority control Villages in Lincolnshire Former civil parishes in Lincolnshire West Lindsey District