Partney, Lincolnshire

Description
Partney, a village and a parish in Lincolnshire. The village, which is pleasantly situated, stands on affluents of the river Steeping, and on the road from Spilsby to Louth, 2 miles NNE of Spilsby station on the East Lincolnshire branch of the G.N.R., and 7 SW of Alford. It was once a market-town, and has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Spilsby. Fairs chiefly for sheep and cattle are held on 1 and 25 Aug., 18 and 19 Sept., and the first Wednesday and Thursday after 11 Oct. The parish comprises 943 acres; population, 345. There is a parish council consisting of seven members. The manor belongs to the Earl of Ancaster. Brewing and malting are carried on. The living is a rectory, consolidated with Dalby, in the diocese of Lincoln; gross value, £300. Patrons, the Earl of Ancaster and the Bishop of Lincoln. The church, which formerly belonged to Bardney Abbey, is a building of green sandstone chiefly in the Decorated style, with beautifully carved pillars, and consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with a good tower. In the churchyard there is a decayed oak tree which is supposed to be nearly 1000 years old. There is aWesleyan chapel. According to Baeda there was an abbey here in the 7th century. Possibly it was destroyed by the Danes, as it is not heard of again. In the Middle Ages there was an hospital dedicated to St Mary Magdalen.