Digby is a small village in the district of North Kesteven, in the county of Lincolnshire, England. North Kesteven is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The village lies in the vale of the Digby Beck watercourse, six miles north of the town of Sleaford and twelve miles south of the city of Lincoln. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Sleaford is a town within the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. Lincoln (ˈlɪŋkən is a Cathedral city and County town of Lincolnshire, England. The population is around 500, and there is a Parish Council.
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Travel and transport
The village is on the north-south B1188 road, and is about six miles west of the National Cycle Network's National Route 1. The National Cycle Network is a network of cycle routes in the United Kingdom. Three miles to the south there is a local railway station at Ruskington, on the Sleaford to Lincoln line. Ruskington is a large Village in the county of Lincolnshire, in England on the north-south B1188 just north of the A153. About sixteen miles from Digby is Grantham, which has a regular East Coast Main Line express train to London (about 70 minutes). Grantham is a Market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The East Coast Main Line ( ECML) is the electrified high-speed railway link between London and Edinburgh connecting Yorkshire, North East London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
History and notable features
In 1956 a Neolithic polished stone axe, made about 4,000 years ago, was found in Digby Fen. The Neolithic (from Greek νεολιθικός — neolithikos from νέος neos, "new" + λίθος lithos Chipped stone tools were made by Stone age peoples worldwide Paleolithic tools were relatively simple repeated small flakes being struck or pressed from a cobble It is currently at Lincoln Museum.
The church is dedicated to St Thomas à Becket, and has a porch with strong Saxon elements and carvings. St Thomas Becket (c 1118 &ndash December 29, 1170) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170 Built in the Gothic style, it has a tall spire. See also Gothic art Gothic architecture is a style of Architecture which flourished during the high and late medieval period. There is also an ancient stone cross. In the 1930s the churchyard was said to be haunted (see: Rudkin, "Lincolnshire Folklore" Folklore, Vol. 44, No. 2, June 1933).
Near to the village is the large Royal Air Force base of RAF Digby (formerly RAF Scopwick). RAF Digby is about 15 miles south of Lincoln and 8 miles north of Sleaford. During the Second World War the base was home to Hurricane and Spitfire squadrons and to Douglas Bader, Guy Gibson, and poet John Gillespie Magee, among others. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, FRAeS, DL, RAF (21 February 1910 Wing Commander Guy Penrose Gibson VC, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, RAF ( 12 August 1918 – The base was Canadian later in the war, as RCAF Digby Fighter Station, with the Operations Room and billets at nearby Blankney Hall. Blankney is a Village and Civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, with a population of 239 according
Today the village has a school, the Digby CE School, for children aged 4 to 11. The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican There is also a Post Office. A post office is a facility authorized by a Postal system for the posting receipt sorting handling transmission or delivery of Mail. The pub is the Red Lion. There are allotments, and the village hall is Digby War Memorial Hall in Church Street.
The Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust manage 'Digby Corner' as a wildlife sanctuary. The Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust is a wildlife trust ( part of the Wildlife Trusts partnership) covering the traditional County of Lincolnshire At June 2007 Digby Fen was home to a breeding pair of Montagu's Harriers, the rarest breeding birds of prey in the British Isles. The Montagu's Harrier ( Circus pygargus) is a migratory Bird of prey of the harrier family
Further reading
Rennison, John (2003). The Digby Diary : a History of RAF Digby in Lincolnshire, 1917-1953. Aspect.
Hawkins Buch, Mary (1997). Props on Her Sleeve: The Wartime Letters of a Canadian Airwoman. Dundurn.
Gresswell, Fred. Bright Boots. Country Book Club.
External links
- Information about RAF Digby
- Full-text online copy of the book RAF Digby - RCAF Digby: history, 1918 - 1978 by Squadron Leader J. I. Gilson RAF.
- RAF Digby's Wartime Operations room
- Digby + Lincolnshire photos on Flickr
- Parish Council
- Primary school
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