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his church, tucked into a bend on local map with many villages having Tthe main to road names ending in ‘by’. The name of the where the ‘Viking Way’ crosses the landowner here was Clipp: this was A1084, merits the description of a his ‘by’ or farm, hence Clixby. ‘wayside shrine’. It is all that remains The village of Clixby, lying on poor of a much larger building, the foun - sandy soil, never recovered from the dations of which perhaps date back to Black Death in 1348–49. Even this the era when the neighbourhood was fragment of the original building had colonised by Danes who marked the been out of use for many years and The ‘new’ entrance to the church (CHRISTOPHER DALTON ) The Churches Conservation Trust cares for churches of historic, archi- tectural and archaeological importance Outside, the diversity of the texture which are no longer needed for regular of the walls contrasts with the simpli- worship. The Trust warmly welcomes city of the inside. The walls are of visitors to over 300 churches, scattered stone with some chalk and the roof is throughout . As a charity, the Trust appreciates all contributions to- covered with slates. wards the maintenance of this rich and In the churchyard is a cross, the varied heritage. base and lower part of which are medi - aeval, also restored by Hodgson Fowler.

THE CHURCHES CONSERVATION TRUST Nearby is the Trust church of: 1 West Smithfield, EC1A 9EE Tel: 020 7213 0660 BARNETBY -LE -WOLD , ST MARY 7 miles N of Caistor off A1084 www.visitchurches.org.uk Registered Charity No. 258612

Exterior from the south-west (CHRISTOPHER DALTON ) © The Churches Conservation Trust 2003 Series 4 no. 190L · December 2002 was in need of urgent repair when it chancel arch can be seen in the west was declared formally redundant in wall. Fragments of the piers and July 1973. As a building of historic responds of demolished arches, with and architectural interest, it was vested nail-head ornament on their capitals, in the Redundant Churches Fund, now indicate an early-13th-century date. The Churches Conservation Trust, for The reset west doorway, enriched with preservation in November 1974, and dog-tooth ornament, dates from the in 1977–78 comprehensive works of same period. There are two Decorated repair were carried out under the super - windows on the south side, a Perpen- vision of the architect Mr Lawrence dicular east window and an ogee- Bond of . headed priest’s doorway (now blocked) All Hallows now consists of the in the south wall. There is also a chancel of a mediaeval church. The cusped piscina recess in this wall. Hodgson Fowler re- stored the church sympa - thetically in 1889 adding a west porch, providing a font and furniture (now mostly gone), and paint - ing the roof. To replace the Victorian font, now in Caistor Hospital, a 15th-century font from Low Toynton, near , a redundant church now in secular use, has been intro - duced. The altar, a stone mensa with painted wood front, remains; and in the floor are several ledger stones, one to a 14th-century priest, Robert Blanchard, which is engraved with a cross and chalice. The oak pews come from the demolished church of Miningsby. The 15th-century font (© CROWN COPYRIGHT . NMR .) The east window (© CROWN COPYRIGHT . NMR .)

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