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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

Croxby

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 All Saints.
  
  
• The church was originally erected in 1140.
  
  
• The church seats 80.
  
  
• 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 1812. Earler registers were lost to fire.
  
  
• 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

Croxby is a small village and a parish in the north of Lincolnshire, about 5 miles east of Caistor and 10 miles southwest from Grimsby. Thorganby parish is to the southeast and Cuxwold parish to the north. The parish only covers about 1,650 acres. If you are planning a visit:

• The village does not appear on most motoring maps. It is too small.
  
  
• See our touring page for area resources.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TA 1998.
  
  
• 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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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the ancient Walshcroft Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  

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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.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• The children of this parish attended school in Thorganby parish.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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