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Clixby

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Clixby, township, Caistor par., N. Lincolnshire, on the Wolds, 2 miles NW. of Caistor, pop. 45.

From: John BARTHOLOMEW's "Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887)"

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Archives & Libraries

The nearby Caistor Library is an excellent resource with a Local History section and a Family History section.

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Cemeteries

Chris MORGAN has a photograph of All Hallows church graveyard on Geo-graph, taken in February, 2018.

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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:
Census
Year
Piece No.
1841H.O. 107 / 630
1851H.O. 107 / 2114
1861R.G. 9 / 2392
1871R.G. 10 / 3421
1891R.G. 12 / 2621
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Church History

  • The Anglican parish church is dedicated to All Hallows.
     
  • In 1871, the church was a small building, comprising only the chancel of the original church.
     
  • The church was restored in 1889.
     
  • The church seats 128.
     
  • The Diocese of Lincoln declared this church redundant in July, 1973.
     
  • There is a photograph of All Hallows church on the Wendy PARKINSON Church Photos web site
     
  • David HITCHBORNE has a photograph of All Hallows Church on Geo-graph, taken in July, 2004.
     
  • Here are two photos of All Hallows Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
     
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Church Records

  • The Anglican parish register is included in that of Caistor.
     
  • 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 & Travel

Clixby is a small village and a parish about 2 miles north of Caistor. Caistor parish is to the south and Great Limber parish to the north.

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Gazetteers

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Maps

  • See our Maps page for additional resources.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TA103047 (Lat/Lon: 53.527034, -0.337593), Clixby which are provided by:

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Politics & Government

  • For centuries Clixby was only a township and a parochial chapelry in Caistor parish.
     
  • Clixby was incorporated as a separate, modern Civil Parish in December, 1866.
     
  • The parish was in the ancient Yarborough Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
     
  • In April 1936 the civil parish was dissolved and the area allocated to Grasby civil parish.
     
  • Another source tells us that the parish was amalgamated into Caistor parish in 1932.
     
  • Today's district governance is provided by the West Lindsey District Council.
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

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Population

YearInhabitants
180166
183146
187145
189135
190137
191132
192128
193139
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Schools