Laceby is a village and

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, England. It is situated on the

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, just outside the western boundary of

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 ...

. Laceby's population at the 2001 Census was 2,886, increasing to 3,259 at the 2011 Census. The village is noted for its

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of St Margaret's, parts of which date to the 12th century.

History

Mesolithic The Mesolithic (Ancient Greek language, Greek: μέσος, ''mesos'' 'middle' + λίθος, ''lithos'' 'stone') or Middle Stone Age is the Old World archaeological period between the Upper Paleolithic and the Neolithic. The term Epipaleolithic i ...

flint working site to the north-east of the village, found in 1958, included examples of

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leaf-shaped arrowheads, while a 'findspot of possible Anglo-Saxon pottery' was discovered in Cooper Lane in 1969. Nearby

Welbeck Hill Welbeck Hill is the site of Roman and early Saxon pottery finds, and an Anglo-Saxon cemetery, located around 1.75 miles from Laceby, and around 3 miles from Riby, in North East Lincolnshire, England. 19th century and Welbeck spring George Olive ...

is the site of

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pottery finds, and an

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cemetery. According to ''A Dictionary of British Place Names'', Laceby could derive from "a farmstead or village of a man called Leifr", 'Leifr' being an

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person name, and 'by', a farmstead, village or settlement. Laceby is listed in the

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of 1086 as "Lenesbi" or "Levesbi", in the Bradley

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of the

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. The village contained 33 households, 4 villagers, 5

smallholders A smallholding or smallholder is a small farm operating under a small-scale agriculture model. Definitions vary widely for what constitutes a smallholder or small-scale farm, including factors such as size, food production technique or technolo ...

, 85 freemen and 3 priests. It comprised 16 ploughlands, a meadow of , woodland of , and 2 mills. The three Lords in 1066 were Erik, Tosti and Swein. In 1086 the land was passed to Bishop Odo of Bayeux, as

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and

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. On 26 December 1234, Henry III granted John, son of Geoffrey de Nevill, the right to hold a fair, on 20 July, the feast day of St Margaret of Antioch, at Laceby Manor. In April 1268, John de la Linde, (or ''Launde''),

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of the city of London, bought his father-in-law,

Hugh de Neville Hugh de Neville (died 1234) was the Chief Forester (England), Chief Forester under the kings Richard I, John, King of England, John and Henry III of England, Henry III of England; he was the high sheriff, sheriff for a number of Ceremonial c ...

's debts of £10. 16s. owed to Henry III, and £28 owed a money lender, Manasser of Brodsworth. In return, he received 'the right to the demesnes, homages, services, villeinages, the

advowson Advowson () or patronage is the right in English law of a patron (avowee) to present to the diocesan bishop (or in some cases the ordinary if not the same person) a nominee for appointment to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice or church living, a ...

of the church, the woods, the meadows, the pastures, the mills, the gardens as well as all other things' belonging to Laceby manor. In the 13th century, John's son, Walter de la Laund (or ''Launde''),

of Laceby, married Cecilia, daughter of Jordan de Essheby, (or ''Ashby''). After the death of her brother, Cecilia was the sole heir to her father, and inherited his manor, which became known as

Ashby de la Launde Ashby de la Launde is a small village, part of the civil parish of Ashby de la Launde and Bloxholm, in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated just west of Digby, and east of the A15 and B1191 roads. In ...

. In 1314/15, Walter divided Laceby manor, and the advowson of the church between his daughters Joan and Cecilia, and their respective husbands, John de Dallyngregge, and Herbert de Flynton. He retained the

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of West Perrot and the manor of Broomfield,

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. In a talk given to a meeting of the ''Lincoln Diocesan Architectural Society'', held at

in 1859,

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, discussed the disagreements between Grimsby and Laceby over the payment of port and road tolls and described Walter as that 'local tyrant', adding “I scarcely dare to mention his name even now,” which drew laughter from the audience.

1800s

In the 1830s, during a period of low wages, protests against Irish agricultural workers broke out in

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. In the Laceby area it was the farmers themselves who were targeted: 'if you do not raise '' orkers' wages, you must suffer by consequence' read one written warning from the time. In 1834, the village had two principal residences; Laceby Hall, 'on the lofty summit of a hill', occupied by H. C. Oxendon, and Laceby Manor house, occupied by P. Skipworth. In 1885 ''

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'' describes Laceby as a "well-built village" in the

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of Great Grimsby, with an 1881 population of 1,017. The parish area was , in which was grown chiefly wheat, oats, barley and turnips. Commercial occupations included five farmers, three of whom pursued other trades as butcher, cattle dealer, or miller. There were three

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ers, two butchers, one of whom was a cattle dealer, two shoe makers, two grocer & drapers, two carriers, a

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wheelwright A wheelwright is a Artisan, craftsman who builds or repairs wooden wheels. The word is the combination of "wheel" and the word "wright" (which comes from the Old English word "''wryhta''", meaning a worker - as also in shipbuilding, shipwright ...

, saddler, beer retailer, baker, miller, flour dealer, coal dealer, tailor, builder, joiner, carpenter, a machinist & steam thrashing machine proprietor, a publican at the Waterloo Inn

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, and a

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to one of the major landowners. The sub-postmaster was also a pharmaceutical chemist and

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. The village contained a post office and Stanford's Charity School.

1900s

In 1933 ''Kelly's'' noted an increase of parish land to , and a 1921 population of 1,120. Further observations not included in 1885 were a Temperance Hall, built in 1872 for 250 people, and a cemetery of , formed in 1875, in the control of the Parish Council. There was now a Laceby

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, and a Laceby Reading Club. Buses now linked the village to Grimsby,

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, and

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. 1933 commercial occupations included four farmers, four market gardeners, a smallholder, two builders, three shopkeepers, a butcher, baker, saddler, blacksmith, beer retailer, boot maker, carrier, a carpenter & joiners, and the publican at the Waterloo Inn. The post master's duel trade, previously a chemist, was now a grocer. Trades existing that did not exist in 1885 were a cycle dealer & agent, a

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, hair dresser, fried fish dealer, motor engineer,

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and a seed agent. There was also a dairy, and agricultural engineers.''Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire'' 1933, pp. 334,335

Places of Worship

Laceby

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Grade I listed parish church of

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is dedicated to St Margaret of Antioch. It seats today approximately 300 people. Parts of the church, including the nave, and north arcade, date to the 12th century. During restoration works in the late 1800s grave covers dating to the 10th, or early 11th century, were incorporated into the church's interior. A small, blocked-up, Norman era window was also found on the east side of the porch. This was restored and stained glass depicting St. Margaret was installed. A matching window was created on the west side of the porch and installed with a depiction of

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. Special services, led by

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, the

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, were held on 18 May 1870 to commemorate the re-opening of the restored church. The 1885 ''

'' describes St. Margaret's as being built from

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in Early English and

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styles, consisting of a

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nave The nave () is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel. When a church contains side aisles, as in a basilica-type ...

, west

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and an

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with

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s and four bells. Open benches for seating were added in 1850, and an organ in 1852. A

monument A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, historical ...

to W. Laud (d. 1424) is in the chancel. The church was restored in 1869 by

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, architect of

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. In 1583

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, a former St Margaret's rector who had become

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, was appointed as

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. He had been born in nearby

in 1530. The parish register dates from 1538, with a complete list of parish incumbents from the 12th century – one entry relates to the execution of a witch in 1546. The

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was a

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with of glebe land.''Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull'' 1885, pp. 508,509 St Margaret's is in The Laceby and Ravendale Group of churches, in the Deanery of Haverstoe and the

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. With St Margaret's, the Group includes

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's at Irby upon Humber, and

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's at Hatcliffe. In 2013 the church held its 124th annual church garden party. In 1885, two chapels within the village: one

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, built in 1853 and seating 300, the other

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, built in 1837. A further Primitive Methodist chapel, built in 1861 and called Irby Chapel, was close to the parish boundary with Irby upon Humber.

Geography

The A18 road previously ran through the village. A contract of £357,302 was given for the A18 bypass in August 1961, to be finished November 1962. Clugston of Scunthorpe built the bypass. Work on the bypass was started on Monday 9 October 1961 by Sir Weston Cracroft-Amcotts, the chairman of Lindsey County Council. It was the first large road scheme in Lindsey for 30 years. The bypass opened at the end of November 1962.

Community

The Stanford's Charity School was founded in 1730 by the Stanford Trust which had been set up in 1720 by Sarah Stanford in accordance with her husband Philip Stanford's will of 1712. The school originally served the parishes of Laceby,

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and Barnoldby le Beck. Stanford's endowment at the time comprised a house, a farmhouse, and of land. Laceby's

the Waterloo Inn and the Nags Head Inn, which were noted in the

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as the two closest pubs in England. They were combined into one pub in 1990. After a period of closure it re-opened on 22 March 2009 under a new landlord. however unfortunately both sides of the pub are now closed. The village has one primary school: Stanford Junior & Infants School, founded in 1730 by the Stanford Trust which was set up by Sarah Stanford in accordance with her husband Phillip Stanford's will. The

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has its Laceby Manor Golf Club to the south of the village. A

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supermarket lies within the Laceby parish. Laceby Cemetery, owned and maintained by the parish council, is notable for the Grade II listed Haagensen Memorial and Vault in its grounds which was erected in 1897.Haagensen Memorial and Vault, Laceby Cemetery
British Listed Buildings website

References

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