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EWERBY, a pleasant village on an eminence, 4 miles E N E of Sleaford, is said to have been a market town, and has in its parish 461 inhabitants, and 2520 acres of land, including the hamlet of Ewerby Thorpe, half-a-mile E, and a tract of fertile fen extendind 2 1/2 miles E of the village, to the junction of the Sleaford and Car-Dyke navigations. The Hon Murray Finch-Hatton, second son of the late Earl of Winchilsea, is lord of the manor, chief owner of the soil, and impropiator of the rectory; the other landowners being T P Tindale and T Newton Esqrs. The church [St Andrew] is a handsome fabric, consisting of a nave, with side aisles, a chancel, a south porch and a lofty tower, crowned by a beautiful spire. Many of the carved oak stalls, erected in 1610, together with the beautiful carved oak chancel screen, still remain; and under an arch in the east end of the north aisle, is the recumbent effigy of a knight in armour, said to represent Sir Ranulph Rye, who lived in the reign of Edward 1and is supposed to have obtained a charter for a market here, and to have erected a cross, of which the base is still extant. The spire was struck by lightning and repaired in 1810; and a new clock was placed in the tower in 1867 at an expense of £116 defrayed by Mrs Mary Tindale. The church eas in the appropriation of Kyme Abbey. the vicarage, valued in K.B. at £6-10s-8d, and now at £100 is in the patronage of the Dowager Countess of Winchilsea and incumbency of the Rev William Grayson B.A. who resides in the parish. In 1687 Henry Pell bequeathed out a farm here, a yearly rent charge of £10 for the education of the poor children of this parish, and of Evedon, asgarby and Howell. This farm has recently been purchased by the lord of the manor, and from the proceeds of the sale a sum of £389-13s-4d has been invested in the Three-per-cent consols, and the interest from it is paid in lieu of the rent-charge. He also gave a house and garden for the use of the schoolmaster, who teaches sixteen free scholars, viz., 10 belonging to Ewerby, and two each from the above parishes. A new School, which was built by subscription in 1841 and considerably enlarged in 1871 is attended by over 70 children. Its endowment is supplemented by Government grants, private subscriptions, and the children's pence. The teachers residence was rebuilt in 1858 at a cost of £178. Mr Pell also charged the same estate with two grey gowns yearly, for two poor widows of this parish. The poor parishioners have for a distribution of coal, a yearly rent-charge of £14 left by Sir Richard Rothwell out of land now belonging to the Hon Finch-Hutton and Mr Newton; and they have also 20s perannum left by the Rev Silvester Leach in 1729 out of land in Skirbeck, now belonging to S H Jebb, Esq solicitor. The rent of 14s of old Poor's Land is carried to the poor rate Letters via Sleaford which is the nearest Money Order Office
ALLATT William shopkeeper BARTON Geo saml farmer & grazier. BONE John Cage Richd & Mrs Jane national schoolmaster & mistress. BURCHAM Mrs Ann. EVISON Jabez farmer & grazier, Austhorpe. GRAYSON Rev William B A, vicar. GADD Robert shopkeeper. HARDY John farmer & grazier. HILL Allen gamekeeper. HUBBARD James farmer, grazier and agricultural seedsman, Thorpe; and Sleaford. MONEY William tea dealer and victualler, Angel. PRIESTLEY Amos Wilson draper and grocer. PRIESTLEY John wheelwright. PRINCE William boot & shoe maker. SMITH John farmer & grazier. STENNETT Anthony brickmaker & surveyor; and at Ruskington. THORPE Thomas farmer & grazier. Tindale Mrs Mary. TURNER George Copeland farmer. WILSON John butcher and beer retailer. WILSON John farmer. WILSON Thomas butcher.
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