Wragby

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Wragby
Town and civil parish
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Population1,861 (2021)[1]
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• London125 mi (201 km)* S
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  • Wragby
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Post townMarket Rasen
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Wragby (/ˈræɡbi/ Script error: No such module "Respell".) is a historic market town and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated at the junction of the A157 and A158 roads, and approximately 10 miles (16 km) north-west from Horncastle and about 11 miles (18 km) north-east of Lincoln.[2]

History

The name Wragby derives from the Old Norse wraggibȳ meaning 'Wraggi's village'.[3]

Wragby is named in the Domesday Book as "Waragebi", when it consisted of 23 households, a mill and a church.[4]

The 'Rout Yard', a scheduled monument in the form of two moated islands and associated ditched enclosures, is the remains of a medieval manorial complex. In 1086 there were two manors at Wragby, one in the possession of Erenis of Buron, the other, Waldin the Artificer. The surviving remains possibly represent the Buron manor which held responsibility for a church.[5] The church was dismantled in 1836 when a new church was established closer to the modern village centre. The 18th century brick-built chancel was kept as a cemetery chapel until the 1980s when it too was demolished.[6]

The ruins of the older church can be seen from the bottom of the cemetery, and are 440 yards (400 m) from the grade II listed All Saints Church which was built in 1839 by W. A. Nicholson.[6][7] The ruins of the old church are no longer in evidence, but the local history group has marked out the site of the old church and erected information boards. Some artefacts from the old church can be seen in the present day All Saints' Church. The site of the old church and the associated churchyard have been cleared by members of the Wragby Heritage Group, with financial help from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The site of the old church has been marked out, information boards erected and several damaged tombs and headstones repaired. Work is being carried out in order to map out the position and occupants of the gravesites.

Market Place, Wragby

Wragby was a market town and staging centre through a charter dating back to Charles II and requested by the Duke of Buckingham, for one market and two fairs.[8] The market was held on a Thursday, and there was a fair held on 1 May, and 28–29 September.[2] Eggs and butter were still being sold at the market during the early part of the 20th century and the cattle market was still functioning until some time after the Second World War.[8] The market place is now mostly used for car parking and occasional market events. The nearby Adam and Eve Pub mostly holds the markets of Wragby on its car park.[9]

A grammar school founded in 1635, and rebuilt in 1775[10] are both[<span title="Script error: No such module "decodeEncode".">clarification needed] now in residential use. There was also a Grade II listed windmill, built in 1831.[11] It was powered by six sails until 1903 when it ceased working.[12] The 1887 OS Map shows a second windmill off Victoria Street however it has gone in the 1906 map.

The Brady touring company of actors performed here in a temporary theatre in October 1818 before moving on to Bardney.[13]

In 1883 the last European wildcat in England was killed at Bullington Wood, near Wragby.[14]

Over time Wragby has evolved to be a stopping point en route to the coastal town of Skegness, with amenities including three public houses, a fish shop, café and a supermarket. The population of Wragby has expanded though the building of two new housing estates; a third estate began development in late 2009, with completion expected by early 2012. Kier Group initially began the new construction projects after buying-out local homebuilder Hugh Bourn.[15] However, Kier then themselves sold the land and properties to Linden Homes (themselves a subsidiary of Galliford Try), who have continued construction of sites in the town, such as Carpenters Lodge.[citation needed]

The Sinking Ships, a band formed in 1979 known for singing the previously mysterious song 'Strangers', originated from Wragby.

Demographics

At the 2021 census, Wragby's built up area had a population of 1,861. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:

Wragby: Ethnicity: 2021 Census
Ethnic group Population %
White 1,805 97.1%
Mixed 29 1.6%
Asian or Asian British 24 1.3%
Other Ethnic Group 1 0.1%
Total 1,861 100%

The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:

Wragby: Religion: 2021 Census
Religious Population %
Christian 1,029 58.9%
Irreligious 687 39.3%
Muslim 10 0.6%
Other religion 7 0.4%
Buddhist 4 0.2%
Hindu 4 0.2%
Sikh 4 0.2%
Jewish 2 0.1%
Total 1,861 100%

Railway

A station was opened in the town on the Louth to Bardney Line. The station was located on Horncastle Road near the present day Station Mews housing estate. The station was to the east of the town. The station opened in 1874 and closed to passengers in 1951, only to close fully in 1960 to goods traffic. The line has been built over by houses and road alignments, although the station and platform remain as a private residence. There were also stations in the nearby villages of East Barkwith and Kingsthorpe.

Governance

An electoral ward of the same name exists. This ward stretches east with a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 2,469.[16]

Wragby is a civil parish and has a parish council, the lowest tier of local government.[17] The parish includes several outlying farms and houses but no other substantial settlements.[18]

Conservation area and listed buildings

The town centre is designated as a conservation area.[19]

Wragby Post Office and Turnor Arms Hotel, both Grade II listed buildings.

The Market Place and its surrounding streets have a number of historic structures that have been given listed building status. All are listed by Historic England at Grade II.

As of January 2025 there are 13 listed buildings in the parish of Wragby, all at grade II. The "Moated manorial complex and church site 230m south east of All Saints' Church" is a scheduled monument.[20]

Listed buildings in Wragby parish
Name Photograph Date (earliest) Notes Grade
Beech House, Silver Street, TF1361478073 Script error: No such module "sort". [21] II
The Old Grammar School, Louth Road, TF1335678155 Script error: No such module "sort". [22] II
Red Lion Cottage, Market Place, TF 13196 78018 Script error: No such module "sort". Former farmhouse.[23] II
The Hollies, Silver Street, TF 13564 78034 Script error: No such module "sort". Former rectory.[24] II
The Manor House, Bardney Road, TF1319977931 Script error: No such module "sort". [25] II
Wrangham House, Main Street, TF1328478030 Script error: No such module "sort". [26] II
Turnor Arms Hotel, Main Street, TF 13250 78045 Script error: No such module "sort". [27] II
Windmill, Bardney Road, TF 13130 77784 1831 [28] II
Church of All Saints, Church Street, TF 13457 77972 1839 [29] II
Handpump at almshouses, Main Street, TF1332378038 1840 [30] II
Almshouses 1–10 and wall with gateway, Main Street, TF1332878026 1840 Almshouses.[31] II
Surgery Cottage, Main Street, TF1329678035 1840 [32] II
Former Post Office, Main Street, TF 13232 78040 Script error: No such module "sort". [33] II

References

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  2. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Wragby". Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  3. ^ http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Lincolnshire/Wragby
  4. ^ Wragby/ in the Domesday Book. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Historic England. "Manorial complex, Wragby (351496)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 14 August 2011.
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  8. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.The Lincolnshire Village Book (Reprinted 1994 ed.). Countryside Books, Newbury & the LNFWI, Louth and the LSFWI, Sleaford. 1990. p. 185. ISBN 1-85306-077-1.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Griffin, Joe (28 April 2023). "We took £10 to Wragby Market and here's what we bought". Lincolnshire Live. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Historic England. "Grammar School (351493)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 14 August 2011.
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  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Historic England. "Windmill (498472)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wright, Neil R. (2016). Treading the Boards. SLHA. p. 202.
  14. ^ Lincolnshire
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Kier Homes". Retrieved 8 November 2011.
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  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Council business". Wragby Council and Community. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Parish map". Wragby Parish Council. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  19. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Wragby, village centre, Wragby – East Lindsey | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk.
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