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Wragby is a small town in Lincolnshire, England. It is located approximately 10 miles (16 km) north west of Horncastle and about 11 miles (18 km) from Lincoln.
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History
Wragby is named in the Domesday Book as Waragebi. It used to be a market town and Staging Centre (charter dating back to Charles II). There also used to be a railway station (now a house), a windmill and a Grammar School (also a house).
The windmill was built in 1831 by the millwright Ingledew, and was powered by the wind with six big sails until 1903 when an oil engine took over.
Education
There is a pre-school that is adjacent to the primary school. The primary school educates just under 200 pupils from reception to Year 6.
Transport links
There is a regular bus service linking Wragby to Horncastle, Spilsby and Skegness (eastward) and also Lincoln (westward). The services are operated by Stagecoach in Lincolnshire.
Sports and leisure
Wragby currently has a number of different age groups for football; there is a men's team, currently playing in Division 3 of the Sills and Betteridge Lincoln Sunday League, as well as under-14, under-12 and under-10 teams, playing in the Mid-Lincs youth league. There is also a Youth Club and Young Farmers Club.
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