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A white archway and portion of wall stand isolated in a grassy field under a blue sky
Ruins of St Andrew's Church, Calceby
Aerial photograph of fields, with a less-than-straight country lane passing up close to the right hand side. In the top of the frame a modern farmhouse and buildings stand on right of the road. Most of the land is pasture, with two arable fields visible. The crop there is sparse, with large bare patches. The brook wiggles across the upper half of the picture, serpentine in a landscape of straight boundaries. It is narrow and from this height and angle the water surface cannot be discerned. The spring is centre right, its own water course straight and running upwards, toward the brook. The spring is in the greenest of the meadows, with the low humps and bumps of the lost village around.
Calceby brook and spring.
The source of the Great Eau
Calceby is located in Lincolnshire
Calceby
Calceby
OS grid reference TF389755
• London 120 mi (190 km) S
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Alford
Postcode district LN13
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire
53°15′32″N 0°04′55″E / 53.259025°N 0.0819°E / 53.259025; 0.0819

Calceby is a small village in Lincolnshire, England. It used to be its own civil parish, but now it's part of the South Thoresby parish. You can find Calceby about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of the town of Alford. In 1961, only 32 people lived here. On April 1, 1987, Calceby's parish joined with South Thoresby.

Calceby's History

Calceby was once a much bigger place! It's even mentioned in the Domesday Book, a famous survey from 1086. Back then, it was called "Calesbi". The main boss of the area, known as the Lord of the Manor, was Earl Hugh of Chester.

Over time, the way people farmed changed. Instead of growing lots of corn, they started raising more animals on pastures. This meant fewer people were needed to work the land. Because of this, the village slowly became less populated. By the early 1600s, Calceby was much smaller. The village church, St Andrew's, held its last service in 1692 and is now in ruins. A historian named Maurice Beresford even listed Calceby as one of England's "Lost Villages."

Nature and Wildlife

Calceby is home to some important natural features. The Calceby Beck and Spring are where the Great Eau river begins. These waterways are part of a special group called Chalk Streams. They are unique because they get their water from underground chalk, which makes the water very clear and clean.

Calceby Marsh SSSI

Calceby Marsh, a special place for nature.

Calceby Marsh is a very important natural area. It has been named a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). This means it's a protected place because it's an amazing example of a "base-rich marsh." These marshes have special soil that helps unique plants grow.

The SSSI has three different marsh areas. Each one has slightly different plants. The grasslands around the marsh are also important. Birds like snipe and lapwing like to breed there. The Diocese of Lincoln owns Calceby Marsh SSSI.

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  • St.Andrew's church, Calceby, Lincs. - geograph.org.uk - 113107

    Ruins of St Andrew's Church, Calceby

  • Calceby

    Calceby brook and spring. The source of the Great Eau

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