Careby
- The parish was in the Corby sub-district of the Bourne Registration District.
- Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census
Year |
Piece No. |
| 1841 |
H.O. 107 / 616 |
| 1851 |
H.O. 107 / 2095 |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2315 |
| 1871 |
R.G. 10 / 3311 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2555 |
- The Anglican Church is dedicated to Saint Stephen.
- The church is an Early English style, but the tower is considered Norman.
- The church was renovated in 1855-6.
- The church seats 150.
- The church is Grade I listed with British Heritage.
- The churchyard has a new lychgate made by local craftsmen to commemorate the millenium.
- There is a photograph of St. Stephen's Church on the Wendy PARKINSON Church Photos web site.
- Here are two photos of Saint Stephen's Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
- Anclican parish registers exist from 1561.
- The LFHS has published several indexes (marriage and burial) for the Beltisloe Deanery to make your search easier.
- Kelly's 1913 Directory of Lincolnshire places this church in the Ness rural Deanery.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the Corby sub-district of the Bourne Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
Careby is both a village and parish which lies 92 miles north of London, just east of the A1 trunk road, south of Little Bytham parish and 6 miles north of Stamford. The West Glen River passes down the west edge of the parish. The parish covers about 1,450 acres.
If you are planning a visit:
- Tim HEATON has a photograph of Careby's main road on Geo-graph, taken in July, 2006.
- There is still an active rail line through Careby, but the web-page author does not know if there is passenger service.
- See our touring page for visitor services.
- The Willoughby Arms Hotel is on Station Road midway between Careby and Little Bytham. It was originally named "The Steam Plough" when built in the 19th century. It had that name in 1868.
- Bob HARVEY has a photograph of the Willoughby Arms on Geo-graph, taken in October, 2014.
- These are the names associated with the Willoughby Arms in various directories:
| Year |
Person |
| 1868 |
John JOHNSON |
| 1872 |
George CASEWELL, butcher |
| 1882 |
John CHAMBERLAIN, victualer |
| 1900 |
Dnl. CHARLESWORTH |
| 1913 |
Walter MEDWELL, butcher |
| 1930 |
W. MEDWELL |
- In 1900 Colonel Charles BIRCH-REYNARDSON apparently owned the Hall. The Colonel was born in Holywell, LIN, in 1846.
- Kelly's 1913 Directory of Lincolnshire refers to "some remains of the ancient mansion" of the HATCHER family.
- The national grid reference is TF 0216.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- Traces of an Iron Age fort known as "Careby Camp" are found in Careby Wood.
- The name derives from the Old Scandinavian Kariby or "village of a man named Kari," and first appears in 1199 as Careby.
[A. D. MILLS, "A Dictionary of English Place-Names," Oxford University Press, 1991].
- This place was an ancient parish in Lincoln county and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
- The parish was in the ancient Beltisloe Wapentake in the South Kesteven district in the parts of Kesteven.
- You may contact the joint Careby, with Holywell and Aunby parish council concerning civic or politcal issues, but they are NOT staffed to assist you with family history searches.
- For today's district governance, contact the South Kesteven District Council.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
65 |
| 1831 |
75 |
| 1841 |
73 |
| 1851 |
108 |
| 1871 |
138 |
| 1881 |
168 |
| 1891 |
149 |
| 1911 |
133 |
- A school was built here in 1869 for 60 children. The school was enlarged in 1879 and again in 1895.
- The school closed in the 1960s.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
Last updated on 21-February-2015
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