Owmby by Spital is a small Lincolnshire village 12 miles north of Lincoln and 7 miles west of Market Rasen. The western edge of the parish abuts on to the A15, a busy road which was Ermine Street, a Roman Road. Owmby is bordered by Saxby to the south and Normanby to the North. It is in the district of West Lindsey.
The village has a church dedicated to St Peter, a cemetery, and a Community Park. The park is a recent addition to the village providing a much need recreational facility for the parish. The park is continually being developed by a group of dedicated volunteers who raise money through organising events and who also maintain the area. All help and support for the park either by volunteering or by supporting events is very much appreciated.
A Brief History
For any community to develop and survive there must be water readily available for the community, for crops and for livestock. The vale that Owmby sits in has an abundance of streams and is one of the main reasons why a string of settlements including Owmby developed in the vale from north to south.
A Roman settlement which is now a designated ancient monument overlies the Iron Age site in Owmby. Many artefacts have been found on the site including Iron Age coins, fragments of pottery, storage jars and a bronze pin decorated with enamel.
A Neolithic hengiform monument is situated northwest of Honeypot Cottage. This cannot be seen from the ground as it is buried. The henge was a ritual or ceremonial centre connected with burials and dates back to the middle and late Neolithic periods.
There was a significant Roman settlement in Owmby with the site of a fort ajoining Ermine Street (A15) There are also traces of a Roman villa approximately a mile further inward to the village. Significant Roman artefacts have been found at both sites.
Source: 'I did not know she was so old. Sources and methods: Landscapes.' Brian Taylor.
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