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CLAXBY, a parish in Spilsby district, Lincoln; 1½ mile W of Willoughby r. station, and 3 S of Alford. Post town, Alford. Acres, 590. Real property, £1, 375. Pop., 103. Houses, 18. Traces of a Roman camp, and tumuli crowned with trees, are here; and limestone is found. The living is a vicarage, annexed to the rectory of Well, in the diocese of Lincoln.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Claxby Parish Spilsby Poor Law Union/Registration District Lincolnshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Claxby |
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