Croxby
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Croxby is a hamlet
and former civil parish
about 5 miles (8 km) east of the town of Caistor
, Lincolnshire
, England.
Croxby deserted medieval village
or DMV lies to the north-east of the church and Croxby Hall, at the bottom and along the sides of a narrow stream running through a chalk valley. At the time of the Domesday Book
it had a population of 36.
The church is dedicated to All Saints
and is a grade II* listed building of ironstone
dating from the 12th century, with later additions and restorations. The font is also 12th century.
The parish of Croxby was abolished in 1936 when it became part of the parish of Thoresway
.
Croxby Hall is a grade II* listed building of red brick dating from 1730.
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
and former civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
about 5 miles (8 km) east of the town of Caistor
Caistor
See Caistor St Edmund for the Roman settlement in Norfolk or Caister-on-Sea for the town in NorfolkCaistor is a town and civil parish situated in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. As its name implies, it was originally a Roman castrum or fortress...
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England.
Croxby deserted medieval village
Deserted medieval village
In the United Kingdom, a deserted medieval village 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 convention is to regard the site as deserted; if there are more...
or DMV lies to the north-east of the church and Croxby Hall, at the bottom and along the sides of a narrow stream running through a chalk valley. At the time of the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
it had a population of 36.
The church is dedicated to All Saints
All Saints
All Saints' Day , often shortened to All Saints, is a solemnity celebrated on 1 November by parts of Western Christianity, and on the first Sunday after Pentecost in Eastern Christianity, in honour of all the saints, known and unknown...
and is a grade II* listed building of ironstone
Ironstone
Ironstone is a sedimentary rock, either deposited directly as a ferruginous sediment or created by chemical repacement, that contains a substantial proportion of an iron compound from which iron either can be or once was smelted commercially. This term is customarily restricted to hard coarsely...
dating from the 12th century, with later additions and restorations. The font is also 12th century.
The parish of Croxby was abolished in 1936 when it became part of the parish of Thoresway
Thoresway
Thoresway is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.Its name is recorded in Domesday Book as Toreswe, when it was listed as having 62 households and two mills. In 1187 it was listed as Toresweie...
.
Croxby Hall is a grade II* listed building of red brick dating from 1730.