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Croxby

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Croxby, par., N. Lincolnshire, 5 miles SE. of Caistor, 1,628 ac., pop. 127.

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

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Archives & Libraries

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

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Cemeteries

Ian S. has a photograph of the Churchyard at Croxby on Geo-graph, taken in December, 2011.

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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 / 631
1851H.O. 107 / 2114
1861R.G. 9 / 2392
1871R.G. 10 / 3421
1881R.G. 11 / 3279
1891R.G. 12 / 2621
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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.
     
  • The Church is a Grade II* structure with Engish Heritage.
     
  • Richard CROFT has a photograph of All Saints Church on Geo-graph, taken in June, 2005.
     
  • 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.
     
  • Kelly's 1913 Directory of Lincolnshire places the parish in the East Walshcroft rural deanery.
     
  • 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

Croxby is a small village and a parish in the north of Lincolnshire, about 5 miles east of Caistor and 10 miles south-west from Grimsby. Thorganby parish is to the south-east 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.
     
  • Check our resources on the transport page for bus services.
     
  • See our touring page for area resources.
You can see pictures of Croxby which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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History

Croxby deserted medieval village (DMV) lies to the north-east from the church, with Croxby Hall at the bottom, and along the sides of, a narrow stream running through a chalk valley.

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Manors

  • John Donald COATES, a farmer, was the resident in Croxby Hall in 1912.
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Maps

  • See our Maps page for additional resources.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TF191983 (Lat/Lon: 53.467562, -0.207796), Croxby which are provided by:

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Politics & Government

  • This place was an ancient parish in county Lincoln and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
     
  • The parish was in the south division of the ancient Walshcroft Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
     
  • Kelly's 1913 Directory of Lincolnshire places the parish, perhaps erroneously, in the East Lindsey division of the county.
     
  • In April, 1936, this Civil Parish was abolished and all the land amalgamated into Thoresway Civil Parish.
     
  • Today's district governance is provided by the West Lindsey District Council.
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • Bastardy cases would be heard at the Caistor petty session hearings every fourth Wednesday of the month.
     
  • 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

At the time of the Domesday survey Croxby had a population of 36.

YearInhabitants
180157
183173
1841106
1871140
1881127
1891115
1911119
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Schools