Ketsby

Ketsby is a hamlet in the civil parish of South Ormsby in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 5 miles (8.0 km) west from the town of Alford. The population of the hamlet is included in the civil parish of Brinkhill.

OSgridreferenceTF368765

London120 mi (190 km) S

Civil parish

• South Ormsby

Post townLouth

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Ketsby
Ketsby
Ketsby Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference	TF368765
• London	120 mi (190 km) S
Civil parish	South Ormsby
District	East Lindsey
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Louth
Postcode district	LN11
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Louth and Horncastle
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53.268560°N 0.05127°E / 53.268560; 0.05127

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Ketsby is listed in the Domesday account with 18 households, a meadow of 60 acres (0.24 km²) and a mill.^[1]

An early medieval cresset lamp, with a maltese cross carved on the base, was found at Ketsby and is now in Lincoln City and County Museum.^[2]

Ketsby water mill and mill house are built in yellow brick, date from 1864, and are Grade II listed buildings. The mill is no longer in operation.^[3][4]

The Greenwich Prime Zero meridian line passes through the hamlet.