Willoughby

The modern Village

In the early 20th century the village was much more self contained than it is today and most daily wants could be satisfied within the village. The eight small farms that existed in the 1920's have gradually combined into two large farms of today. This consolidation and the development of more sophisticated machinery has meant a decrease in the number of farm workers and the village population.

In the last twenty five years the railway and the regular daily Alford/Skegness bus service have gone and owning a private car has become necessary. Tradesmen making house to house calls have declined from two dozen to less than ten. The corner shop has gone as has the Post Office but the Garage remains.

Numbers of new dwellings have been built throughout the village and newcomers from many parts of the country have added new dimensions to village life. The tenor of the village is still very agricultural but it is an evolving community approaching the 21st Century with fresh ambitions and new directions.

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