Saxby, Lincolnshire
| Saxby | |
 St Helen's Church, Saxby |
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  Saxby |
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| OS grid reference | TF005861 |
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| – London | 140 mi (230 km) S |
| District | West Lindsey |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | LN8 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Gainsborough |
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Coordinates: 53°21′47″N 0°29′25″W / 53.362942°N 0.490304°W
Saxby is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 9 miles (14 km) north from Lincoln and 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east from the A15 road. According to the 2001 census the village had a population of 237.
St Helens parish church is a Grade I listed building, constructed in 1775 as an ashlar-faced red-brick mortuary chapel. There are of four wall plaques in white marble and Greek style, dating from 1832 to 1856, to the Earl of Scarborough, for whom the chapel was built.[1]
There existed an earlier church in the nearby medieval villages of East and West Firsby, but nothing remains of that or the village.
References
- ↑ "St Helens Church, Saxby". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
External links
Media related to Saxby, Lincolnshire at Wikimedia Commons- Community website
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