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Careby, Lincolnshire

Historical Description

Careby, a parish in Lincolnshire, on a branch of the river Glen, half a mile SW of Little Bytham station on the G.N.R., and 5½ miles WSW of Bourn. It has a post and money order office under Stamford; telegraph office, Little Bytham (B.S.) Acreage, 1501; population of the civil parish, 149; of the ecclesiastical, 266. The living is a rectory united with the perpetual curacy of Holywell and Aunby in the diocese of Lincoln; gross yearly value, £331 with residence. The church, a structure of stone in the Early English style, has a western Norman tower and some interesting monuments.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountyLincolnshire 
Ecclesiastical parishCareby St. Stephen 
Poor Law unionBourne 
WapentakeBeltisloe 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Church Records

Findmypast, in conjunction with the Lincolnshire Archives, have the following parish records online for Careby:

BaptismsBannsMarriagesBurials
1562-18111754-17751562-18371562-1810

Civil Registration

For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Careby from the following:


Maps

Online maps of Careby are available from a number of sites:


Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Lincolnshire papers online:

DistrictSouth Kesteven
CountyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Postal districtPE9
Post TownStamford

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