Grainsby is a hamlet and

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in the

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, England. It is situated south from

Grimsby Grimsby or Great Grimsby is a port town in Lincolnshire, England with a population of 86,138 (as of 2021). It is located near the mouth on the south bank of the Humber that flows to the North Sea. Grimsby adjoins the town of Cleethorpes dir ...

, and just to the west from the

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. The nearest village is

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, to the south-east. Grainsby church is dedicated to

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."Grainsby St Nicholas"
Achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 23 June 2013

Grainsby Hall

Grainsby Hall was a country estate close to Grainsby.Further information: In the 18th century Grainsby Hall was owned by the Nettleship-family. Francis Nettleship, who was the last member of the family, died in 1797. He left most of his property to his servant Elizabeth Borrell, who already owned land and the mansion house. When she died in 1826, the property was inherited by her niece Elizabeth Charlotte Borrell, who married William Haigh of Halifax in 1827. Their son was George Henry Haigh (1829–1887), the father of George Henry Caton Haigh. In 1905 The Haigh-family arranged that a railway halt was built, 2 km from the Hall, Grainsby Halt railway station on the

East Lincolnshire Railway The East Lincolnshire Railway was a main line railway linking the towns of Boston, Lincolnshire, Boston, Alford, Lincolnshire, Alford, Louth, Lincolnshire, Louth and Grimsby in Lincolnshire, England. It opened in 1848. The ELR ''Company'' had l ...

. The station closed in 1952. Grainsby Hall was demolished in 1972. The only part that now remains is a stable block, that is a Grade II listed building.

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"Listed Buildings in Grainsby, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire"
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around 1965. Retrieved 25 April 2020
Grainsby Hall and Park
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