Clixby
| Clixby | |
|---|---|
 Church of All Hallows, Clixby | |
  Clixby Location within Lincolnshire | |
| OS grid reference | TA102042 |
| • London | 140 mi (230 km) S |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Market Rasen |
| Postcode district | LN7 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Clixby is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Grasby, in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3 km) north from the town of Caistor, and lies in the Lincolnshire Wolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. In 1931 the parish had a population of 39.[1]
Clixby was formerly a township and chapelry in the parish of Caistor,[2] in 1866 Clixby became a civil parish, on 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and merged with Bishop Norton.[3][4]
Clixby is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book, with Lord of the Manor as King William I.[5] At the beginning of the 18th century Clixby was the seat of Sir John Fitzwilliam.[6]
The parish church was dedicated to All Hallows and dates from the 13th century with a 19th-century restoration by Hodgson Fowler. It was declared redundant in 1973.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Population statistics Clixby Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "History of Clixby, in West Lindsey and Lincolnshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Clixby Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "Clixby". Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "Clixby". Domesdaymap.co.uk. Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "Clixby Maonor, Grasby". Lincs to the Past. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of All Hallows (1359798)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
External links[edit]
Media related to Clixby at Wikimedia Commons
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