Claxby St Andrew

{{Short description|Village in Lincolnshire, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}

{{Use British English|date=October 2014}}

{{Infobox UK place

| static_image_name= St Andrew's Church, Claxby (by Alford) - geograph.org.uk - 105503.jpg

| static_image_caption= Church of St Andrew, Claxby St Andrew

| official_name= Claxby St Andrew

| country= England

| region= East Midlands

| os_grid_reference= TF450714

| map_alt=

| coordinates = {{coord|53.220244|0.170777|display=inline,title}}

| post_town= Alford

| postcode_area= LN

| postcode_district= LN13

| dial_code=

| constituency_westminster= Louth and Horncastle

| civil_parish= Claxby St Andrew

| shire_district= East Lindsey

| shire_county= Lincolnshire

| london_distance_mi= 115

| london_direction= S

| population = 43

| population_ref = (2021 census)

}}

Claxby St Andrew (sometimes known as Claxby), is a village and civil parish about {{convert|3|mi|km|0}} south of Alford, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. In 2021 the parish had a population of 43.

The parish church, which was dedicated to Saint Andrew, was built in 1846 to replace an earlier thatched structure. It was declared redundant by the Diocese of Lincoln in 1990 and sold the same year.{{cite web|title=Claxby by Well (Claxby by Alford or Claxby St. Andrew)|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/ClaxbyWell/|publisher=Genuki.org.uk|access-date=18 May 2011}} It is a Grade II listed building.{{NHLE|num= 1063660|desc=Church of St Andrew, Willoughby Road|access-date=20 July 2013}}

Claxby Manor House (also known as Claxby Hall) was built around 1760, reputedly for Samuel Dashwood as the Dower House to Well Hall. It later became the vicarage, and is a Grade II listed building.{{NHLE |num = 1063661|desc = Claxby Hall, Willoughby Road|access-date=20 July 2013| fewer-links=x}}

What is now known as Claxby Manor House is an entirely different building situated across the valley.

Claxby Chalk Pit, also known as Mill Hill Quarry, is a Site of Special Scientific Interest{{cite web|title=Claxby Chalk Pit|url=http://protectedplanet.net/sites/Claxby_Chalk_Pit_Site_Of_Special_Scientific_Interest|publisher=Protected Planet|access-date=5 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316010014/http://protectedplanet.net/sites/Claxby_Chalk_Pit_Site_Of_Special_Scientific_Interest|archive-date=16 March 2012|url-status=dead}} and nature reserve which lies east of the village.{{cite web|title=Mill Hill Quarry|url=http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/reserves/nr/reserve.php?mapref=33|publisher=Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust|access-date=5 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909051751/http://lincstrust.org.uk/reserves/nr/reserve.php?mapref=33|archive-date=9 September 2011|url-status=dead}}

Willoughby and District Parish Council serves both this parish and Willoughby with Sloothby.{{cite web |publisher=Willoughby and District Parish Council |title=Council business |url=https://willoughby-district.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/council-business |access-date=17 February 2025}}