Dalderby

Dalderby is a village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 3 miles (5 km) south from Horncastle, on the A153 road and in the civil parish of Roughton .

Dalderby
View across farmland from Dalderby
Dalderby Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference	TF249658
• London	115 mi (185 km) S
Civil parish	Roughton
District	East Lindsey
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Horncastle
Postcode district	LN9
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Louth and Horncastle

General Sir William Robertson, chief of the Imperial General Staff, 1916–18, unveiling a War Cross in the village

Dalderby once had an Anglican parish church dedicated to Saint Martin. It was demolished in 1742, possibly because of a decline in village population.[1]

Teapot Hall was an early 19th-century one-roomed cottage with a thatched roof. However it was long regarded as a medieval building, of considerable historical importance as a survival of an early timber-framed house. In 1945 it was burnt down accidentally during VJ Day celebrations, and nothing remains today. It was at this point that its true date was discovered.[2]

Manor Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building that dates from the 17th century. It has a thatched roof. Dado paneling inside the building reputedly was taken from the demolished St. Martin's Church.[3]

Supposedly the village sent the largest proportion of its men to fight in World War I of any village in the country. A "War Cross", or temporary stand-in for a permanent war memorial, was unveiled there by General Sir William Robertson, chief of the Imperial General Staff from 1916 to 1918.