Claxby by Well (Claxby by Alford or Claxby St. Andrew)
- The parish was in the Alford sub-district of the Spilsby Registration District.
- Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Andrew.
- The present white brick building replaced an older thatched structure. It was built in 1846.
- The church was restored in 1897.
- The church seated about 110 people.
- The church was declared redundant by the Diocese of Lincoln in February, 1990. In October of that same year it was sold for use as a studio/workshop.
- Here is a photo of the church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1699.
- The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Calcewaith and Candleshoe Deanery to make your search easier.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the Alford sub-district of the Spilsby Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
Claxby is a village and a parish about 3 miles south of Alford. The parish covers about 1,000 acres. Well parish is to the north and Willoughby parish to the southeast.
If you are planning a visit:
- By automobile, take the B1196 arterial road south out of Alford to reach Claxby.
- See the Lincolnshire Touring and Holidays page on this site.
- Near the village is evidence of a large Roman camp and a barrow.
- The Manor House, built in 1760, was the seat of the ancient WELL family, and was for a long time the property of the DASHWOODs. It became the vicarage house in 1830.
- The national grid reference is TF 4471.
- 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.
- The parish was in the Wold division of the ancient Calceworth Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
- Kelly's 1913 Directopry of Lincolnshire places this parish, perhaps erroneously, in the South Lindsey division of the county.
- For today's governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
- After the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, the parish was amalgamated into the Spilsby Poor Law Union.
- Bastardy cases would be heard in the Alford petty sessional hearings.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
78 |
| 1831 |
101 |
| 1871 |
95 |
| 1881 |
99 |
| 1891 |
87 |
| 1911 |
85 |
- The children of this parish attended school in Well and Willoughby.
- See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.
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[Last updated: 25-July-2008 - Louis R. Mills]
