{{Short description|Village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England}} {{more citations needed|date=December 2007}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Use British English|date=January 2014}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | static_image = UK NorthRauceby.jpg | static_image_width = 240px | static_image_caption = North Rauceby village sign | coordinates = {{coord|53.006352|-0.478784|display=inline,title}} | official_name = North Rauceby | population = 159 | population_ref = (2011)<ref name="population 2011" /> | shire_district = North Kesteven | shire_county = Lincolnshire | region = East Midlands | constituency_westminster = Sleaford and North Hykeham <!-- 2024 --> | post_town = SLEAFORD | postcode_district = NG34 | postcode_area = NG | dial_code = 01529 | os_grid_reference = TF024464 | london_distance_mi = 105<!-- straight line - constant, not reliant on particular route, and comparable with other place distances --> | london_direction = S }}
'''North Rauceby''' is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated {{convert|4|mi|km|0}} north-west from Sleaford, and at the 2011 census had 159 residents.<ref name="population 2011">{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11127077&c=North+Rauceby&d=16&e=62&g=6446788&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1464258378125&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=26 May 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref>
North Rauceby is a shrunken village, being associated with a partial lost settlement.<ref>{{PastScape|mnumber=348926|mname=Shrunken village at North Rauceby, Lincolnshire|accessdate=8 April 2010}}</ref>
The Church of England parish church is dedicated to St Peter, and is situated on Church Lane; it serves both North and South Rauceby and is in the group of churches that includes those of surrounding villages. The church has a spire that reaches {{convert|107|ft|m|abbr=off}} high.<ref>Flannery, Julian (2016). ''Fifty English Steeples: The Finest Medieval Parish Church Towers and Spires in England''. New York City, New York, United States: Thames and Hudson. pp. 78–83. {{ISBN|978-0-500-34314-2}}.</ref> The village school is Rauceby Primary School, which also serves South Rauceby and other local villages.
North Rauceby is home to Cranwell Aviation Heritage Centre; its site also houses a park for touring caravans. The Rauceby Maize Maze is an attraction during the summer months.
There is no bus service for North Rauceby, except for school children during term time.
== ''Rauceby Hoard'' == A hoard of early 4th-century Roman coins is believed to be the largest of its type ever discovered in Britain.
More than 3,000 copper-alloy coins were found by two metal detectorists ( Rob Jones and Craig Paul) near the village of Rauceby, Lincolnshire, in July 2017.
Archaeologists say the coins were possibly buried as part of a ceremony, or commemoration.<ref>{{cite news |date=9 May 2019 |title=Lincolnshire Roman coin hoard 'is largest find in Britain' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-48215635 |access-date=7 June 2024 |work=BBC News }}</ref>
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==External links== * {{Commons category-inline|North Rauceby}}
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Category:Villages in Lincolnshire Category:Civil parishes in Lincolnshire Category:North Kesteven District