Candlesby

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Candlesby
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St.Benedict's Church, Candlesby
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Gunby Hall
Candlesby is located in Lincolnshire
Candlesby
Candlesby
 Candlesby shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference TF455674
   – London 115 mi (185 km)  S
Civil parish Candlesby with Gunby
District East Lindsey
Shire county Lincolnshire
Region East Midlands
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Spilsby
Postcode district PE23
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK Parliament Louth and Horncastle
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire

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Candlesby is a village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is part of the civil parish of Candlesby with Gunby(where the population is included), and situated 5 miles (8 km) east from Spilsby. Gunby is a hamlet about 1 mile (1.6 km) east from Candlesby.

History

Candleby appears in the Domesday Book as "Calnodesbi", in the Wapentake of Candleshoe.[1] Although wapentakes were abandoned as local government units in the 1890s, the Candleshoe name lives on as the local Deanery.

Gunby Hall was built around 1700 for Sir William, 3rd Baronet Massingberd, and was the former seat of the Massingberd family. The last in residence was Field Marshal Sir Archibald Montgomery-Massingberd. Today the hall is owned by the National Trust, and is a Grade I listed building.[2][3]

Ancient finds at Candlesby include a crucifix brooch, armour, swords, and a shield, believed to be Saxon.[4]

Community

The present Candlesby parish church is dedicated to Saint Benedict, and is a Grade II listed building.[5]It was built by E. D. Rainey of Spilsby,[6] in 1838, replacing an earlier church that had become derelict.[7]

Gunby ecclesiastical parish is said to number "27 souls", and is served by St Peter's Church. Rebuilt on medieval foundations in the 1870s the Church is accessible only through the Hall's gardens but it remains the active parish church of Gunby with a service once a month.[8]

A school was built here in 1872, but closed in 1933 with only three children in attendance.[9]

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The Royal Oak

The village has several daily bus services associated with school travel, and an hourly service to Skegness.[10] The bus stop is adjacent to the Royal Oak public house.

References

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  7. ↑ "Candlesby", Genuki.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2013
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