Claxby Pluckacre is a hamlet in the civil parish of

Claxby with Moorby Claxby may refer to the following places in Lincolnshire, England: *Claxby by Normanby, West Lindsey *Claxby St Andrew Claxby St Andrew (sometimes known as Claxby), is a village and civil parish about south of Alford, in the East Lindsey dis ...

, in the

East Lindsey East Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. The population of the district council was 136,401 at the 2011 census. The council is based in Manby. Other major settlements in the district include Alford, Wragby, Spilsby ...

district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately south-east from the town of Horncastle. In 1971 the parish had a population of 14. On 1 April 1987 the parish was abolished and merged with

Moorby Moorby is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Claxby with Moorby, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated south-east from Horncastle and east from Wood Enderby. Moorby has a po ...

to form "Claxby with Moorby". Whilst Claxby Pluckacre is listed in the 1086 '' Domesday Book'', today it is considered a

deserted medieval village In the United Kingdom, a deserted medieval village (DMV) is a former settlement which was abandoned during the Middle Ages, typically leaving no trace apart from earthworks or cropmarks. If there are fewer than three inhabited houses the convent ...

with slight

earthworks Earthworks may refer to: Construction *Earthworks (archaeology), human-made constructions that modify the land contour * Earthworks (engineering), civil engineering works created by moving or processing quantities of soil *Earthworks (military), m ...

visible between Hall Farm and The Grange. Claxby Pluckacre once had a church dedicated to

Saint Andrew Andrew the Apostle ( grc-koi, Ἀνδρέᾱς, Andréās ; la, Andrēās ; , syc, ܐܰܢܕ݁ܪܶܐܘܳܣ, ʾAnd’reʾwās), also called Saint Andrew, was an apostle of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is the brother of Simon Peter ...

, which fell down in 1748 and was never rebuilt. The last priest was instituted 1660–62. Whilst nothing remains it can be seen as earthworks. Each year, in July, there is an annual pilgrimage to the site of St Andrew's Church. The

Mareham le Fen Mareham le Fen (otherwise Mareham-le-Fen) is a village and civil parish about south from the town of Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England. The hamlet of Mareham Gate lies about south from the village, and it is believed that the deserted medieva ...

Victory Silver Band provides the music for a service which commemorates the over 250 villages and hamlets lost in Lincolnshire over the past four centuries.

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* {{Authority control Hamlets in Lincolnshire Former civil parishes in Lincolnshire East Lindsey District