Blankney is a village and civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England.

[2] Blankney has existed at least since the time of William the Conqueror, when it belonged to the major land-owner Walter D'Aincourt.

The last Chaplin, Henry, led an extravagant lifestyle and had political ambitions; this lifestyle coupled to the falling revenues from farms led him ever into debt until finally in 1892, the estate passed to the principal mortgagee William Denison, 1st Earl of Londesborough.

At the start of the Second World War the Hall was requisitioned for use as billets for servicemen from nearby RAF stations.

In 1988 the Cricket Club was re-formed on the same site, the ground was developed, and a new clubhouse was built, opening in 1991.

It was probably constructed to allow the Earl's visitors, in particular the Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VII) who used the Hall as a discreet retreat for his amorous adventures, to arrive and depart without being seen by the local populace.

The church, which was restored twice during the 19th century, has a tomb-slab to John de Glori with a bearded head looking out of a cusped opening, and a sculpture by Joseph Boehm of Lady Florence Chaplin.