Riby
| Riby | |
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 St Edmund's Church, Riby |
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| Riby shown within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 129 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | TA184075 |
| • London | 140 mi (230 km) S |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Grimsby |
| Postcode district | DN37 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Riby is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish was 129 at the 2011 census. It is situated approximately 4 miles (6 km) south-west from the town of Grimsby.
There are two scheduled barrows 700 yards (640 m) south-west of Riby Grove Farm. Whilst they are no longer visible above ground, the burial remains survive inside. One is a Neolithic long barrow, and the other a Bronze Age bowl barrow.
A hoard of 15-20,000 bronze coins dating from Gallienus to Aurelian (AD 253-275) were found in an urn covered by a dish at Riby Wold Farm in 1953. The coins are held by the Ashmolean Museum pending classification.Lincoln Museum hold a further collection of 21 coins, Constantine - Gratian (AD 305-383), thought to be only part of a hoard found at Riby.
The parish church is a Grade II* listed building dedicated to Saint Edmund and dating from the 12th century with an 1868 restoration by Ferrey, and built from limestone and ironstone. The west door is late 13th-century, and there is a blocked 12th-century door in the north aisle. The east window records that George Tomline funded the restoration, and there are several memorials to the Tomline family in the church.
On 18 June 1645, there was a civil war clash at Riby Gapp, and the parish register of Riby contains the following entries:
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