Claxby Pluckacre

Claxby Pluckacre is a hamlet in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) south-east from the town of Horncastle. It is in the civil parish of Wood Enderby.

Claxby Pluckacre

Hall Farm, Claxby Pluckacre
Claxby Pluckacre
Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid referenceTF304644
• London115 mi (185 km) S
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBoston
Postcode districtPE22
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

Whilst Claxby Pluckacre is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book, today it is considered a deserted medieval village with slight earthworks visible between Hall Farm and The Grange.[1][2]

Claxby Pluckacre once had a church dedicated to Saint Andrew, which fell down in 1748[3] and was never rebuilt. The last priest was instituted 1660-62.[4] Whilst nothing remains it can be seen as earthworks.[1]

Each year, in July, there is an annual pilgrimage to the site of St Andrew's Church. The Mareham le Fen Victory Silver Band provides the music for a service which commemorates the over 250 villages and hamlets lost in Lincolnshire over the past four centuries.

References
  1. Historic England. "Claxby Pluckacre DMV (354185)". PastScape. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  2. "Claxby Pluckacre SMV/DMV". Lincs to the Past. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  3. "Claxby Pluckacre church registers". Lincs to the Past. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  4. "Site of St Andrews Church". Lincs to the Past. Lincolnshire Archives. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
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