Dowsby

The name Dowsby is from the Old Scandinavian 'Dusi+by', for "farmstead of Dusi", appearing in the Domesday Book as "Dusebi". Hoe Hills (<small></small>) was a group of round barrows dating back to the Bronze Age where Roman and Medieval finds have been made. St Andrew's Church, originating from the 12th century, On the edge of the fen was a decoy used to trap ducks commercially in the 19th century. These would almost certainly have been shipped for sale by railway, probably from Rippingale railway station which was approximately a mile from the decoy.