PRN 64253 The village of Ewerby is first mentioned in the Domesday Book. It belonged to the Bishop of Lincoln, Gilbert of Gand and Colegrim, and was closely linked with Ewerby Thorpe (see PRN 64255) which is mentioned as a berewic of Ewerby. The ownership of some areas of land was disputed between landowners in Ewerby and Ewerby Thorpe. Ewerby had a minimum population of 13 sokemen, 9 bordars and 4 villeins as well as Rold, Colegrim's man and a priest (this may include some people resident in Ewerby Thorpe as the two are sometimes combined in a single entry). A church is also mentioned. {1} The name Ewerby is Old Danish in origin, and means 'Ivar's farmstead or village'. The name appears in various forms, some of which may be errors, in the Domesday Book. {2} In the medieval period, Ewerby had a market held on a Thursday and also a fair held yearly on the festival day of St Andrew the Apostle (30th November). Both were granted by charter to William de la Lande on 28th September 1254 by King Henry III. {9} The wealth of the village (with Ewerby Thorpe) was assessed at £6 3s 11d in the Lay Subsidy of 1334. This figure was around average for the wapentake (Aswardhurn). {3} The Diocesan Return of 1563 lists Ewerby's population as 50 households. {4} The parish's population was still around 50 families by the late 17th/early 18th century. The parish also had a Public School and there were various charitable provisions including the providing of upper garments for two poor widows. (Note: Ewerby is listed as Iwarby in this source.) {5} By 1801, Ewerby's population was 223 people. This had risen to 508 by 1851. It fell again after this, and there were only 358 people resident in the parish by 1901. {6} The landowners of the parish from medieval times to the 19th century are discussed in Trollope's "History of Sleaford". {7} White's "Directory" briefly discusses the parish's history and also its current residents, schools and charities in 1856. {8} There were several mud-and-stud buildings in the village which have now been demolished. Two were near the church on Main Street, the other two are described simply as being on Main Street. Three were definitely still standing and photographed in the 1920s and 1930s. There was also a mud and stud pub, The Angel, which is now demolished (PRN ). There are also two mud and stud buildings still standing - 31 Main Street (PRN 64214) and also Cuckoo Cottage (unlocated), an 18th century building which is now encased although the framework is exposed internally. {10}