Horse Close Plantation

Crossing a headwater tributary of Ouse Mere Lode

A 17th century barn at Manor Farm behind the fingerpost

Grade I listed. Dating from the 12th century onwards, and restored in 1907 & 1926. It has a 2 stage west tower with a tall crocketed broached spire from 14th Century. The tower arch is also from this period. Entered through a 17th C door in the south porch, the nave arcades are 13th C. but rest on even older bases. The font is Norman but recut in 18th C. The clerestory windows are 15th Century. The carved pew ends are 500 years old. There is a double hagioscope. In the south aisle is a C13 trefoil headed piscina. The roof is a 14th C braced tie beam.

The tall, 14th century spire of St Nicholas easily visible

The busy Peterborough to Lincoln route bisects the village

Grade I listed The Domesday Survey records a church on this site in 1086 in the possession of Gilbert of Ghent the wealthiest landowner on the county at that time. The present church dates from the twelfth century onwards and consists of a western tower, nave with north and south aisles, chancel, and south porch. The west end of the church is probably the oldest part dating from 12th or early 13th century with walls made of rubble which is 8ft thick in places. The South aisle once extended to embrace the tower but this section was demolished. Most of the church was constructed in 1320 with the nave, south aisle chancel and porch being rebuilt at this time. The western tower is from the thirteenth century and is of three stages with a plain parapet. The belfry stage has fourteenth century windows. The south porch, dating from the fourteenth century has arcading above the side benches with ogee headed panels. The nave has four bay arcades with thirteenth century octagonal piers. At the east end of the south aisle there is a door which once led to the rood loft. Only the lower portion of the rood screen remains at Osbournby. There is one modern stained-glass window to the north wall. The chancel has a fine fourteenth century sedilia with ogee arched heads and Crocketts with human head stops. There is also a piscina and aumbry. The nave has a number of good fourteenth century bench ends with various subjects including Adam and Eve, and St George and the Dragon. There is a twelfth century tub font with intersecting blank arcading, presumably from an earlier church. At the south west end of the nave there are commandment boards. There is a small organ by Harston of Newark, circa 1890. The church was restored in 1873 by Charles Kirk when the roof was replaced and the east window and pews were installed (cost £1,460). In 1965 the tower was found to be dangerously cracked and bulging and had to be strengthened. The clock which was removed from the tower face dates from 1740 and now resides in the North Aisle.

A huge area of tarmac. One feels there should be a green.

Founded 1839, rebuilt 1871 Link . Current status?

The footpath on the right leads to Aunsby

"10th century parish church with alterations or additions in the 12th and 17th centuries, repaired 1826, chancel renewed 1826, walls restored 1882" Link "The smallest church still in use in the county of Lincolnshire" Link

Willoughby Road from Osbournby (right) bends 90 degrees towards Scott Willoughby (lower left). A restricted byway carries straight on to Dembleby (upper left). A bridleway climbs the slope to Aunsby (upper right).

The byway forms part of a line of quiet roads, byways and bridleways forming an east-west cycling route avoiding the dangerous A52

Location of one of the turnpikes (barrier gates) when the A52 was maintained as a toll road Link

Running down to one of the shallow valleys formed by tributaries to the South Forty Drain Catchment

Listed Grade II 'buildings': a 19th century cross and, behind, the late 18th century Laundry Cottage Link

Listed Grade I. Built 13th to 15th, and restored 19th century Link

Heading towards Horse Close Plantation