Somersby | |
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St Margaret's Church, Somersby | |
Location within Lincolnshire | |
OS grid reference | TF343727 |
• London | 120 mi (190 km) S |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Spilsby |
Postcode district | PE23 |
Police | Lincolnshire |
Fire | Lincolnshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Somersby is a village in the civil parish of Greetham with Somersby, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 6 miles (9.7 km) north-west from Spilsby and 7 miles (11 km) east-north-east from Horncastle. The village lies in the Lincolnshire Wolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty; the parish covers about 600 acres (2.4 km2). In 1971 the parish had a population of 119.[1] On 1 April 1987 the parish was abolished and merged with Greetham to form "Greetham with Somersby".[2]