Clixby

Clixby is a small village in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3 km) north from the town of Caistor, and lies in the Lincolnshire Wolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Clixby

Church of All Hallows, Clixby
Clixby
Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid referenceTA102042
• London140 mi (230 km) S
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMarket Rasen
Postcode districtLN7
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

Originally a township of Caistor, it was briefly a civil parish but since 1932 forms part of the civil parish of Grasby .[1]

Clixby is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book, with Lord of the Manor as King William I.[2] At the beginning of the 18th century Clixby was the seat of Sir John Fitzwilliam.[3]

Main article: All Hallows Church, Clixby

The parish church was dedicated to All Hallows and dates from the 13th century with a 19th-century restoration by Hodgson Fowler. It was declared redundant in 1973.[4]

References
  1. "Clixby". Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  2. "Clixby". Domesdaymap.co.uk. Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  3. "Clixby Maonor, Grasby". Lincs to the Past. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  4. Historic England. "Church of All Hallows (1359798)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
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