Claypole is a village and

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in the South Kesteven district of

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, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,382. It is situated south-east from the market town of

Newark-on-Trent Newark-on-Trent or Newark () is a market town and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district in Nottinghamshire, England. It is on the River Trent, and was historically a major inland port. The A1 road (Great Britain), A1 road bypasses th ...

, just east of the

Grantham Grantham () is a market and industrial town in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, situated on the banks of the River Witham and bounded to the west by the A1 road. It lies some 23 miles (37 km) south of the Lincoln and ...

to Newark stretch of the A1. The name Claypole is from the

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'' and 'pol', for "clayey pool". The village is recorded in the ''

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'' as "Claipol" and as having a church, a priest and one mill.

Location and amenities

The county of

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forms the western and northern borders of the parish, with Fenton and

Stubton Stubton is a small village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish (including Fenton) at the 2011 census was 295. The village is situated north from Grantham and south-eas ...

parishes to the east and

Dry Doddington Dry Doddington is a small village in the north-west of the South Kesteven Non-metropolitan district, district of Lincolnshire, England within the civil parish of Westborough and Dry Doddington. It is situated approximately south-east from Newar ...

to the south; the

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flows by the west side of the village. The village has a population of around 1100 people and 560 dwellings, with the parish covering about . The East Coast Main Line passes close to the north-east of the village, with three

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s, including one on Osterfen Lane and another on

Road. Claypole primary school is on School Lane. Next to the school is a cricket and football field, home to local teams. In the early 1900s public benefactor Harry Coulby gifted the village school and village hall, and built an American-style house. Claypole's

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listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Peter and dates from c.1300. Although the church is now known as St Peter's, early records refer to it as St Peter's and St Paul's which is likely to have been its original dedication. There was a church in the village in Saxon times, probably built from wood. The church bears over 300 marks in its stonework, some of which have existed for over 300 years. These include Masons Marks, circles, letters and dates, faces, crosses and even a medieval game. The village public house is the Five Bells Inn on Main Street, and there is a butchers on Doddington Lane.

Gallery

File:Claypole - geograph.org.uk - 164767.jpg,

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in full flower, with St Peter's in the background File:East Coast Mainline, Claypole. - geograph.org.uk - 95866.jpg, Looking South along the East Coast Main Line from Osterfen Lane crossing. Claypole Station was about 200m from here File:Claypole Weir, Mill Farm. - geograph.org.uk - 95864.jpg, Claypole Weir, Mill Farm

References

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Claypole Cricket Club

Claypole Warriors JFC

Claypole Village Hall
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