The place name, Caenby, seems to contain an unrecorded Old Norse personal name Kafni, + bȳ (Old Norse), a farmstead, a village, so possibly, 'Kafni's farm or settlement'. [1] The place appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Couenebi.[2]
Caenby's Grade II listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Nicholas.[3] A moated manor house, now the Grade II listed Hall Farm House,[4] was a seat of the Tournay family from the time of Edward I to George II. In 1541 Henry VIII slept here while on his Lincolnshire progress.[5] In the 18th century, Lawrence Monck occupied the house.[4][6]
In 1945 fields adjacent to Caenby were a military Q decoy site maintained by RAF Hemswell. Dummy plywood buildings, inflatable rubber aircraft or vehicles, and a ploughed faux runway were set up to simulate an active airfield and draw German bombers away from genuine target airfields.[7]
^A. D. Mills, Dictionary of English Place-Names (Oxford, 2002), p. 92; E. Ekwall, Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names (Oxford, 1960), p. 81; K. Cameron, Dictionary of Lincolnshire place-names, (Nottingham, 1998), p. 26; K. Cameron (ed.), Place Names of Lincolnshire: Part 6 (Nottm, 2001), p. 137
caenby, hamlet, civil, parish, west, lindsey, district, lincolnshire, england, situated, miles, north, city, county, town, lincoln, population, included, civil, parish, glentham, grade, listed, nicholas, church, location, within, lincolnshireos, grid, referenc. Caenby is a hamlet and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire England It is situated 10 miles 16 km north of the city and county town of Lincoln The population is included in the civil parish of Glentham CaenbyThe grade II listed St Nicholas church in CaenbyCaenbyLocation within LincolnshireOS grid referenceTF001893 London130 mi 210 km SDistrictWest LindseyShire countyLincolnshireRegionEast MidlandsCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townMarket RasenPostcode districtLN8PoliceLincolnshireFireLincolnshireAmbulanceEast MidlandsUK ParliamentGainsboroughList of places UK England Lincolnshire 53 23 N 0 29 W 53 38 N 00 49 W 53 38 00 49The place name Caenby seems to contain an unrecorded Old Norse personal name Kafni bȳ Old Norse a farmstead a village so possibly Kafni s farm or settlement 1 The place appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Couenebi 2 Caenby s Grade II listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Nicholas 3 A moated manor house now the Grade II listed Hall Farm House 4 was a seat of the Tournay family from the time of Edward I to George II In 1541 Henry VIII slept here while on his Lincolnshire progress 5 In the 18th century Lawrence Monck occupied the house 4 6 In 1945 fields adjacent to Caenby were a military Q decoy site maintained by RAF Hemswell Dummy plywood buildings inflatable rubber aircraft or vehicles and a ploughed faux runway were set up to simulate an active airfield and draw German bombers away from genuine target airfields 7 See also editCaenby CornerReferences edit A D Mills Dictionary of English Place Names Oxford 2002 p 92 E Ekwall Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place names Oxford 1960 p 81 K Cameron Dictionary of Lincolnshire place names Nottingham 1998 p 26 K Cameron ed Place Names of Lincolnshire Part 6 Nottm 2001 p 137 National Archives E31 2 2 7059 Historic England Church of St Nicholas 1317511 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 10 July 2011 a b Historic England Hall Farm House 1064182 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 10 July 2011 Cox J Charles 1916 Lincolnshire p 92 Methuen amp Co Ltd Hodgson John A History of Northumberland in three parts Part 2 Volume 1 p 356 2010 ISBN 1 145 53854 1 Retrieved 10 July 2011 Philip Ralph Johnston 5 December 2012 Caenby Q Site raf lincolnshire info Retrieved 6 July 2023 External links edit nbsp Media related to Caenby at Wikimedia Commons Caenby or Cannby Genuki org uk Retrieved 10 July 2011Portals nbsp England nbsp United Kingdom Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Caenby amp oldid 1195539346, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
