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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

Careby

Census

• The parish was in the Corby sub-district of the Bourne Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  
  
• The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican Church is dedicated to St. Stephen.
  
  
• The church is an Early English style, but the tower is considered Norman.
  
  
• The church was renovated in 1855-6.
  
  
• The church seats 150.
  
  
• There is a photograph of St. Stephen's Church on the Wendy Parkinson Church Photos web site.
  
  
• Here are two photos of Saint Stephen's Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• Anclican parish registers exist from 1561.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Beltisloe Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• Kelly's 1913 Directory of Lincolnshire places this church in the Ness rural Deanery.
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Corby sub-district of the Bourne Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
  
  

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Description and Travel

Careby is both a village and parish which lies just east of the A1 trunk road, south of Little Bytham and just north of Stamford. The West Glen River passes down the west edge of the parish. The parish covers about 1,450 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• See our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Manors

• Kelly's 1913 Directory of Lincolnshire refers to "some remains of the ancient mansion" of the HATCHER family.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 0216.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Names, Geographical

• The name derives from the Old Scandinavian Kariby or "village of a man named Kari," and first appears in 1199 as Careby.
  [A. D. Mills, "A Dictionary of English Place-Names," Oxford University Press, 1991].
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• For governance, the parish was in the ancient Beltisloe Wapentake in the South Kesteven district in the parts of Kesteven.
  
  
• For today's local governance, contact the South Kesteven District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• For an example of a local man experiencing a Settlement Examination, check our Careby Settlement Example.
  
  
• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Bourne Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• A school was built here in 1869 for 60 children. The school was enlarged in 1879 and again in 1895.
  
  
• See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.
  
  

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