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OS grid reference
  
TF389755

Country
  
England

Post town
  
Alford

Shire county
  
Lincolnshire

Region
  
East Midlands

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Postcode district
  
LN13

District
  
East Lindsey

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Calceby is a small village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles (6 km) west from the market town of Alford.The population is included in the civil parish of South Thoresby.

Map of Calceby, Alford, UK

Once much larger, Calceby is recorded in the Domesday Book as "Calesbi". Lord of the Manor in 1086 was Earl Hugh of Chester. The church of St Andrew is in ruins, the last service to take place there being in 1692.

Calceby Beck & Spring are the source of the Great Eau, and are part of the local network of Chalk Streams.

Calceby Marsh has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) as "an outstanding example of base-rich marsh". The site consists of three areas of marshland, each differing slightly in species composition and surrounded by grassland of value to breeding snipe and lapwing.

References

Calceby Wikipedia