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1876
GRASBY, is a village and parish, in the Northern division of the county, parts of Lindsey, south division of Yarborough wapentake, Brigg petty sessional division, Caistor union and county court district, rural deanery of Yarborough (No 2), diocese of Lincoln, archdeaconry of Stow. The village which lies a little off the high road from Brigg to Caistor, is 3 miles north-north-west from Caistor, 6 miles south-east from Brigg, 161 miles from London, and 2 miles from the North Kelsey station on the Hull, Market Rasen and Lincoln railway.
The CHURCH of All Saints is a handsome stone structure; it now consists of chancel, nave, north aisle and a tower and spire, with a clock and four bells, is a neat structure, it was rebuilt, except for the north aisle, which was built on the old foundations in 1850 and re-opened in 1869, it has a handsome stained glass window at the east end. The registers date from 1653. The living is a vicarage, yearly value £220, in the gift of and held by the Rev. Charles Turner, of Trinity College, Cambridge. There is a National school for boys and girls. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have each a chapel here.
The Rev. Charles Turner, John West, esq., of Melton Ross, and J. J. Burkinshaw are the principal land-owners. The soil is various; sub-soil, clay, sand and chalk. The chief crops are wheat, barley and turnips. The area of the parish is 1720 acres; rateable value, £1852; and the population in 1871 was 408.
Parish Clerk, George Bell
POST OFFICE -- James Winship, receiver. Letters arrive from Caistor at 9.25 am, & despatched at 3.15 pm. The nearest Money Order Office is at Caistor.
National School, George Bell, master; Mrs Elizabeth Barron, mistress
Carriers -- John Frear, James Lacy & George Markham, to Brigg, Thursday; to Caistor, Saturday
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