Clixby

Census

• The parish was in the Caistor sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  
  
• The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to All Hallows.
  
  
• In 1871, the church was a small building, comprising only the chancel of the original church.
  
  
• The church was restored in 1889.
  
  
• The church seats 128.
  
  
• The Diocese of Lincoln declared this church redundant in July, 1973.
  
  
• There is a photograph of All Hallows church on the Wendy PARKINSON Church Photos web site.
  
  
• Here are two photos of All Hallows Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register is included in that of Caistor.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Westwold Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Caistor sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
  
  

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Description and Travel

Clixby is a small village and a parish about 2 miles north of Caistor in the Wold Hills. Caistor parish is to the south and Great Limber parish to the north.

If you are planning a visit:

• See our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TA 1004.
  
  
• 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.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• For centuries Clixby was only a township and a parochial chapelry in Caistor parish.
  
  
• Clixby was incorporated as a separate, modern Civil Parish in December, 1866.
  
  
• The parish was in the ancient Yarborough Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• In April 1936 the civil parish was dissolved and the area allocated to Grasby civil parish.
  
  
• The parish would have had district governance provided by the West Lindsey District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• After the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, this parish became part of the Caistor Poor Law Union.
  
  
• Bastardy cases would be heard in the Caistor petty session hearings.
  
  

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Population

Year	Inhabitants
1801	66
1831	46
1871	45
1891	35
1901	37
1911	32
1921	28
1931	39

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Schools

• The children of this parish attended Grasby School.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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