Bigby

Other current and historical names

Bechebi

Parish/Community: Bigby
District/Borough: West Lindsey
County: Lincolnshire
Region: East Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 53°33'7"N 0°24'7"W
Eastings/Northings: 505956, 407357
OS Grid: TA059073
Mapcode Local: GBR TWMC.QC
Mapcode Global: WHGGH.SZP6

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Bigby within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Bigby in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Bigby, par. and township, N. Lincolnshire, 4 miles E. of Glandford Brigg -- par., 3440 ac., pop. 689; township, pop. 360.

Bigby in the Domesday Book

A village in Yarborough hundred, in the county of Lincolnshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Healfdene son of Topi
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Lincoln
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Ranulf (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 10/- in 1066; £2 in 1086
- Households: 11 villagers; 1 freeman; 1 priest
- Plough Teams: 1 ¹⁄₂ lord's ploughs; 1 ¹⁄₂ men's ploughs (2 plough lands)
- Churches: 1
2nd Manor
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Leofwin; Klak
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Hugh son of Baldric
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Gilbert (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ⁵⁄₈ geld
- Households: 1 villager; 1 smallholder
- Plough Teams: ¹⁄₈ men's plough (1 plough land)

British Place Names

Bigby, Lincolnshire

Bigby is a village in Lincolnshire

Bigby in historic gazetteers

Bigby in the Domesday Book