Croxby is a
hamlet
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and former
civil parish
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, now in the parish of
Thoresway
Thoresway is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is west from the B1225 road, southeast from Caistor and north-east from Market Rasen. The population (including Kirmond le Mire and Stainton l ...
, in the
West Lindsey district
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of
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-west, Leicestershire ...
, England. It is situated approximately east from the town of
Caistor. In 1931 the parish had a population of 77. On 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and merged with Thoresway.
Croxby
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 ...
(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. At the time of the ''
Domesday
Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manusc ...
'' survey Croxby had a population of 36.
Croxby church is dedicated to
All Saints and is a Grade II*
listed building
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of
ironstone dating from the 12th century, with later additions and restorations. The
font
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In mod ...
is also 12th-century.
Croxby Hall is a Grade II* listed building of red brick dating from 1730.
References
External links
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Villages in Lincolnshire
West Lindsey District
Former civil parishes in Lincolnshire