In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Claxby like this:
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.
Claxby through time
Claxby is now part of East Lindsey district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Lindsey has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Claxby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Claxby, in East Lindsey and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11928
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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