Kelby is a village in the civil parish of Culverthorpe and Kelby,Culverthorpe and Kelby Parish Council, United Kingdomvillages.co.uk. Retrieved 21 June 2011 in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies south-west from Sleaford, north-east from Grantham and south-east from Ancaster. Kelby was formerly a chapelry in the parish of Haydor, in 1866 Kelby became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1931 the parish was abolished and merged with Culverthorpe to form "Culverthorpe and Kelby". In 1921 the parish had a population of 61.
Kelby church is dedicated to St Andrew."Heydour", Genuki. Retrieved 17 May 2019 Its tower was rebuilt in 1881 after a collapse. The church basement is Norman and the font Early English, with pews originally from the chapel at nearby Grade II listed Culverthorpe Hall.Culverthorpe Hall, Culverthorpe And Kelby, British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 21 June 2011Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 181; Methuen & Co. Ltd
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