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Hemingby History Group

Hemingby ~ A Home to Generations The village is first recorded as Hamingebi in the 1086 Domesday Book, from the Old Scandanavian Hemingr+by or “farmstead of a man named “Hemingr” (A. D. Mills, “A Dictionary of English Place-Names,” Oxford University Press, 1991.) and to this day farming is a major economic activity in the village. … Read more

Places to Stay

  Coming for a break or visiting friends? In and around Hemingby are a number of rural retreats in the beautiful Lincolnshire Wolds. Whether you want to escape to new places, visit historic Lincoln, ride through the Wolds or simply visit friends then here are some suggestions. Relax and unwind in picturesque countryside in one … Read more

Bellringing

Bell ringing in the village Perched high inside the tower of St Margaret’s Church are three bells each cast at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in London in 1764. Rung from the ringing chamber half way up the church tower (with a good view of the whole church interior) a full     bell ringing session requires concentration, timing … Read more