Somersby, Lincolnshire

Somersby
St Margaret's Church, Somersby
Somersby Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference	TF343727
• London	120 mi (190 km) S
Civil parish	Greetham with Somersby
District	East Lindsey
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Spilsby
Postcode district	PE23
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Louth and Horncastle
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53°14′05″N 0°00′44″E / 53.234592°N 0.01219°E / 53.234592; 0.01219

Somersby is a village in the civil parish of Greetham with Somersby, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 6 miles (9.7 km) north-west from Spilsby and 7 miles (11 km) east-north-east from Horncastle. The village lies in the Lincolnshire Wolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty; the parish covers about 600 acres (2.4 km²). In 1971 the parish had a population of 119.^[1] On 1 April 1987 the parish was abolished and merged with Greetham to form "Greetham with Somersby".^[2]