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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

Claxby

Census

• The parish was in the Caistor sub-district of the Caistor 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 parish church is dedicated to Saint Mary.
  
  
• The church was restored in 1871.
  
  
• The church seats 160.
  
  
• Here is a photo of the church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1556.
  
  
• We have the beginning of a parish register extract in a text file. Your additions or corrections will be welcomed.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Westwold Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Caistor sub-district of the Caistor 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

Claxby (or Claxby by Normanby) sits on a slight rise about 4 miles north of Market Rasen, 5 miles south of Caistor and 155 miles north of London. Walesby parish lies to the south. The parish covers about 1,700 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the A46 trunk road north out of Market Rasen or southwest out of Grimsby. Claxby lies halfway between Caistor and Market Rasen, just east off of the A46.
  
  
• Visit our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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Manors

• Claxby House is near the church.
  
  
• In 1900, Claxby House was the residence of Gerard Joseph YOUNG.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 1194.
  
  
• 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

• In the 1086 Domesday Book, the village is given as "Clackesbi", and as being in the "Hundred of Walesbi".
  
  
• The parish is sometimes listed as "Claxby by Market Rasen".
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the ancient Walshcroft Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• Kelly's 1900 Directory of Lincolnshire places the parish (perhaps erroneously) in the East Lindsey division of the county.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Caistor Poor Law Union.
  
  
• Bastardy cases would be heard in the Market Rasen petty sessional court.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• A school was built here in 1857 by the Earl of Yarborough. It would hold up to 100 children.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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