Dinner invite shows what Lewis Carroll had for tea

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Staff at Lincoln Cathedral discover a dinner party invitation and menu sent by the author in 1875.

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For the Hertfordshire village, see Redbourn.

Redbourne
Church of St Andrew, Redbourne
Redbourne Redbourne shown within Lincolnshire
Population	386 (2001)
OS grid reference	SE972001
- London	142 mi (229 km) S
District	North Lincolnshire
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	DN21 4
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Scunthorpe

Redbourne is a village and civil parish in the North Lincolnshire district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated near the A15, 5 miles (8.0 km) south from Brigg. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 386.^{[citation needed]}

Redbourne Village

Old Smithy, Redbourne

Redbourne Hall

The name Redbourne is derived from the Old English Name "Hredburna" meaning "reedy burn", a reference to a stream running through the village.^[1]

The parish church of St Andrew was made redundant in 1978 and is now maintained by the Redundant Churches Fund. It is a Grade I listed building. Although the church has 14th- and 15th-century origins, the bulk of the existing building is 18th-century and represents a Georgian Gothic style, using a mixture of squared and coursed rubble limestone with ashlar dressings. Its square tower is approximately 90 feet (27 m) high.^{[citation needed]}

The Red Lion Hotel

The Red Lion Hotel coaching inn dates from the 17th century and is located on the village green.

A conservation area was designated in August 1985 by the old Humberside County Council and covers the historic village core but excludes the more recent residential developments on the peripheries.
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Dinner invite shows what Lewis Carroll had for tea

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Dinner invite shows what Lewis Carroll had for tea