Beelsby is a village in North East Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated approximately 6 miles (10 km) south-west from Grimsby.

Beelsby population at the 2001 Census was 114, increasing to 119 at the 2011 census.[1]

The village is the source for the River Freshney.[2]

The Grade II listed parish church is dedicated to St. Andrew.[3]

In 1986 agriculture was centred on two farms: one run by the Beelsby Farming Company, the other by Fenwick Brothers, and both owned by members of the same family.[4]

Further reading

  • Dennis Fenwick – And Then There Were Eight: Farming with Magic (Paperback, 13 May 1994, Lincolnshire Publishing, ISBN 9781897684108, ASIN 189768410X)

References

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey, 1:50,000 map
  3. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Andrew (Grade II) (1103488)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Beelsby", BBC Domesday Reloaded, 1986
  • Media related to Beelsby at Wikimedia Commons


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