The Church,

Here was, a short time since, an old chapel with a flat roof covered with lead, containing oak stalls and a pulpit; it was taken down and soon afterwards rebuilt; the new chapel, however contains neither seats nor palpit, nor is divine service often performed in it. The chapel was dedicated to St. Andrew, it is a discharged rectory, valued in the King's books at 71. 1s. 3d

MODERN STATE.

The

Lord Brownlow is Lord of the manor. parish contains 600 acres of land, which is let on an average at 35 shillings per acre. The soil is clay, and stony, and the fences quick thorn hedges. The whole parish belongs to Lord Brownlow, or nearly so, he is patron of the Living, There are now only two small dwelling houses in the parish.

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DEMBLEBY.

DEMBLEBY is a small village in the wapen. take of Aveland, in the parts of Kesteven, about 5 miles N. b. W. from Folkingham.

Domesday Account.

Land of Gilbert de Gant. In Denbelbi (Dembleby) one carucate of land to be taxed. Land to twelve oxen. Twenty sokemen and three bordars have there three ploughs, and eighteen acres of meadow, and twelve acres of coppice wood.

Land of Colsuain. In Delbebi (Dembleby) Gonchel had one carucate of land to be taxed. Laud to ten oxen. Rainald, a vassal of Colsu an's, has there one plough, and four sokemen and one bordar, with one plough, and sixteen. acres of meadow, and twenty acres of coppice

wood. Value in King Edward's time, and now twenty shillings.

Land of Wido de Credon. In Demblebi (Dembleby) six oxgangs of land to be taxed. Land to two ploughs. Soke in Osbernby. One sokeman and two villanes have there one plough and fourteen acres of meadow, and twenty acres of coppice wood.

The ancient manor house here, has been a very large and stately building, extending westward of the the part now remaining to a considerable distance. The many foundation, out buildings, coach roads &c. which are still visible evidently point this place out as having possessed considerable magnificence. It once be longed to the Pell family, and Sir Henry Pell, being the last of that name, left his estates to his three daughters, and Dr. Buckworth of Washingborough marrying one of them, Dembleby theu came into the family of the Buckworths. It is now the property of Thomas Buckworth a minor, son of the late T. Buckworth of Spalding. Only a few rooms of the old house are now left standing, which form a tolerable good farm house.

The Church.

Is a very ancient building and in very bad re pairs, the roof of the nave which is quite flat, is covered with lead, but the chancel, which appears to be of more modern date, is covered with tiles, Here is only one bell, which hangs upon two posts on the outside of the flat roof, and is rung by means of a lever and a rope tied to the longer end, the rope goes through the roof into the church, and when the bell is ringing, it very naturally reminds a spectator on the outside of the action of pumping.

In the chancel is a large pewter bason with a Pelican engraved on it, in very good stile. At the west end of the nave is a curious small stone font, about 10 inches square at top: it is all one stone and the pedestal is carved rather odly. Here is no reading desk, nor seat for the clark; the pulpit is of oak, and the minister ascends it by means of a remarkably rough ladder.

On entering the chancel there is a very fine saxon arch, worthy the notice of the Antiquary, In the chance! floor is an inscription ;— To the memory of Elizabeth Pell, daughter of Henry Pell Esq. late of this parish, and one of the three sisters and co heiresses of that most

audient and worthy family, who departed this life in the year 1767, in the 71. year of her age. Another. To Heury Peil Esq. who died in anno 1630, aged 27 years.

In the floor of the nave, are several other is scriptions to the memory of the Pell's family. The church is dedicated to St. Lucia, is a dis charged rectory, valued in the King's books at 61. 11s. 84. Patron, the heir of Dr. Buckworth.

MODERN STATE.

Thomas Buckworth a minor, is Lord of the manor. The parish contains 1031 acres of laud, The soil for the most part is stony, but there is some clay and some black sand. The fences are quick thorn hedges, Liable to tithes. The whole parish belongs to the Lord of the manor except one close of a few acres.

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