Walesby, Lincolnshire

Walesby
The Ramblers' Church (All Saints' Old Church) is on a hill overlooking the village
Walesby Location within Lincolnshire
Population	249 (Census, 2011)
OS grid reference	TF134923
• London	130 mi (210 km) S
Civil parish	Walesby
District	West Lindsey
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MARKET RASEN
Postcode district	LN8
Dialling code	01673
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Gainsborough
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53°24′58″N 0°17′44″W / 53.4161°N 0.2956°W / 53.4161; -0.2956

Walesby is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 249.^[1] It lies in the Lincolnshire Wolds, 3 miles (5 km) north-east from Market Rasen and 7 miles (11 km) south from Caistor. Tealby parish lies to the south-east. The parish covers about 3,600 acres (15 km²) and includes the hamlets of Risby and Otby.

The name 'Walesby' is thought to mean 'farm/settlement of Valr' or another suggestion is 'farm/settlement of the Britons'.^[2]

St Mary's is an Arts and Crafts style church designed by the architect Temple Moore in 1913.^[3] It is a Grade II* listed building.^[4] The church was temporarily closed after the 2008 Market Rasen earthquake when a large crack appeared in the tower and masonry fell inside the church.^[5] St Mary's was also damaged in the 1930s when a hurricane dislodged its 'candle snuffer' spire resulting in its eventual removal.^{[citation needed]}

In the 1930s an earlier church, All Saints', was renovated after it fell into disuse. It is Grade I listed.^[6] Now known as the 'Ramblers Church', in its south aisle it features a stained-glass window of 1950, financed by the Grimsby and District Wayfarers Association, showing a central figure of Christ, with hikers with haversacks on the left and cyclists on the right. The Viking Way long-distance route passes close to All Saints'.