Careby Aunby and Holywell
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Careby Aunby and Holywell is a civil parish in the district of South Kesteven, south-west Lincolnshire, in England. It lies on the county border with Rutland.
Although very small, Careby is the largest township and lies at coordinates 52°44'11"N 0°29'08"W. In Careby Wood is an Iron Age fort, coordinates 52°43'41"N 0°27'40"W. Aunby consists of Manor and Lodge farms and a deserted medieval village. Coordinates 52°43'09"N 0°29'18"W. Holywell is a country house in its park, which comprises its church and a holy well. Coordiantes 25°44'11"N 0°27'40"W.
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[edit] Geology
The parish's geology is a complex mixture of numerous strata of Jurassic rocks with the highest ground formed of glacial drift. The northernmost part lies on the gravels and sands which filled the valley of a Cromerian river. To the east and west of Careby are patches of chalky glacial till, the eastern one overlying a thin remnant of Kellways beds with cornbrash fairly extensively exposed to its south. There are exposures of Blisworth clay, Blisworth Limestone, Upper Estuarine Series, and Upper Lincolnshire Limestone.
[edit] Administration
For elections to South Kesteven District Council, the parish is part of Hillsides Ward for which the present councillor is Elizabeth Channell.
[edit] References
- Ordnance Survey map Pathfinder Sheet 877
- Institute of Geological Sciences map Sheet 143
- Soil Survey of England and Wales Sheet 4
- Ordnance Survey Map of Southern Britain in the Iron Age
