Thornton le Moor, Lincolnshire

Thornton le Moor is a village in the civil parish of Owersby, in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, situated approximately 5 miles (8 km) south-west from the town of Caistor. In 1931 the parish had a population of 70. On 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and merged with Owersby. Near the village are the remains of the deserted medieval villages of Beasthorpe and Cauthorpe. In the Domesday Book of 1086 Thornton le Moor is written as "Torentone", consisting of eighteen households. The parish church is dedicated to All Saints and is a Grade II* listed ironstone building dating from the 11th century. It was restored 1871. There is a fragment of an 11th-century limestone cross shaft built into the back of an aumbry in the north wall of the chancel.

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North Owersby

North Owersby is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Owersby, in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, and about 6 miles (10 km) north from the town of Market Rasen. In 1866 North Owersby became a civil parish, on 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and merged with Owersby. In 1931 the parish had a population of 249. The parish church is dedicated to Saint Martin and is a Grade II listed building. It was totally rebuilt 1762 using medieval ironstone masonry, and was altered in the 19th century. The font dates from the 18th century. There are two Grade II listed farmhouses in the village, Hall Farm, and Manor Farm, both of which were built of yellow brick about 1835.

Owersby

Owersby is a civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, situated about 6 miles (10 km) north-west from the market town of Market Rasen. The parish includes the villages and hamlets of North Owersby, South Owersby, Thornton le Moor, and North and South Gulham. Owersby was created a civil parish in 1936 out of the former parishes of North Owersby, South Owersby, and Thornton le Moor, which were separate civil parishes from 1866 to 1936. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 275.

South Kelsey

South Kelsey is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the B1205, 5 miles (8.0 km) east from the A15 and 4.5 miles (7 km) south-west from Caistor. According to the 2001 Census the village had a population of 571, increasing to 604 at the 2011 census. South Kelsey has an Anglican church, St. Mary's and a village hall.

Moot Hall, Holton le Moor

The Moot Hall is a civic building in Market Rasen Road, Holton le Moor, Lincolnshire, England. The building, which continues to be used for civic meetings, was built in 1910.