Dalderby

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For the surname, see Dalderby (surname).

Dalderby
View towards Horncastle - geograph.org.uk - 197302.jpg
View across farmland from Dalderby
Dalderby is located in Lincolnshire
Dalderby
Dalderby
Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid referenceTF249658
• London115 mi (185 km) S
Civil parish
District
Shire county
  • Lincolnshire
Region
  • East Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHorncastle
Postcode districtLN9
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire
53°10′32″N 0°07′57″W / 53.175477°N 0.132368°W / 53.175477; -0.132368Coordinates: 53°10′32″N 0°07′57″W / 53.175477°N 0.132368°W / 53.175477; -0.132368
General Sir William Robertson, chief of the Imperial General Staff, 1916–18, unveiling a War Cross in the village

is a village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 3 miles (5 km) south from Horncastle, on the A153 road and in the civil parish of Roughton .

Dalderby once had an Anglican parish church dedicated to Saint Martin. It was demolished in 1742, possibly because of a decline in village population.[1]

Teapot Hall was an early 19th-century one-roomed cottage with a thatched roof. However it was long regarded as a medieval building, of considerable historical importance as a survival of an early timber-framed house. In 1945 it was burnt down accidentally during VJ Day celebrations, and nothing remains today. It was at this point that its true date was discovered.[2]

Manor Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building that dates from the 17th century. It has a thatched roof. Dado paneling inside the building reputedly was taken from the demolished St. Martin's Church.[3]

Supposedly the village sent the largest proportion of its men to fight in World War I of any village in the country. A "War Cross", or temporary stand-in for a permanent war memorial, was unveiled there by , chief of the Imperial General Staff from 1916 to 1918.

References[]

  1. ^ "Site of St Martin's church, Dalderby". Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Teapot Hall (1489449)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 19 June 2011.; Aslet, Clive and Powers, Alan, The National Trust book of the English House, p. 26, Penguin/Viking, 1985, ISBN 0670801755
  3. ^ "Manor Farm House, Roughton". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 19 June 2011.

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