| Usselby | |
|---|---|
 Church of St Margaret, Usselby | |
Usselby Location within Lincolnshire | |
| OS grid reference | TF097936 |
| • London | 155 mi (249 km) S |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Market Rasen |
| Postcode district | LN8 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Usselby is a hamlet in the civil parish of Osgodby, in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately 3 miles (5 km) north-west from the town of Market Rasen. In 1931 the parish had a population of 54.1 On 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished to form Osgodby.23
The parish church is dedicated to Saint Margaret, and is a Grade II listed building dating from the 14th century and 1749, with 1889 alterations, in ironstone with red brick, by Hodgson Fowler of Sheffield. Over the west door is a tablet inscribed "Queen Ann's bounty fell to this church in MDCCXLIX."4 The early 18th-century Queen Anne's Bounty acts of parliament provided extra income for poor incumbents.
Usselby Hall is also a Grade II listed building, dating from the mid-18th century with early 19th-century alterations and additions, and built with red brick. It was owned and lived in by Lord Tennyson's grandfather. During the Second World War it was used as a German Officer prisoner-of-war camp.5 Usselby Hall now covers most of the site of the Usselby deserted medieval village.6
Claxby and Usselby railway station opened here in 1848 and closed in 1960.7
References
References
- "Population statistics Usselby Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- "Relationships and changes Usselby Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- "Kirkby cum Osgodby parish council". Parish Councils. Lincolnshire county council. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
The administrative civil parish of Osgodby is made up of four villages – Kirkby, Osgodby, Kingerby and Usselby.
- "St Margarets Church". British Listed Buildings. English Heritage. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- "Usselby Hall". British Listed Buildings. English Heritage. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- Historic England. "Usselby DMV (892436)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- Historic England. "Claxby And Usselby railway station (506993)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 6 July 2011.