Wilksby
{{Short description|Hamlet in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2025}}
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| civil_parish = Wood Enderby
| country= England
| region= East Midlands
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| shire_district= East Lindsey
| shire_county= Lincolnshire
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Wilksby is a hamlet in the civil parish of Wood Enderby, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire. A former civil parish in itself, it was merged with the parish of Wood Enderby in 1936.
History
Wilksby was mentioned in Domesday Book of 1086 as "Wilchesbi", with the Lord of the Manor being William I.{{Cite web|url = http://opendomesday.org/place/TF2862/Wilksby/|title = Wilksby {{!}} Domesday Book|last = Powell-Smith|first = Anna|website = opendomesday.org|language = en|access-date = 2017-03-06}} The name is derived from the Old Norse "Vilgeirr's/Vilgerth's" + "by", meaning the farmstead of Vilgeirr/Vilgerth.{{Cite web|url = http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Lincolnshire/Wilksby|title = Key to English Place-names|last = English|first = University of Nottingham – Institute of Name Studies School of|website = kepn.nottingham.ac.uk|access-date = 2017-03-06}}
In 1931 the parish had a population of 30.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10463520/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Wilksby CP/AP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=23 November 2023}} On 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and merged with Wood Enderby.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10463520|title=Relationships and changes Wilksby CP/AP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=23 November 2023}}
= Church =
The church is dedicated to All Saints, though it may once have been St Mary, and is Grade II listed. Built of greenstone and red brick, It was renovated in 1895.
A church has known to have been on the site for at least 800 years, with the first recorded rector was Simon de Tynton in 1230. The stone font dates from the reign of King John (1166-1216), with the earliest written records from the church from 1563.
Geography
Wilksby lies in the foothills of the Lincolnshire Wolds, an area of limestone and sandstone hills forming the highest ground between Yorkshire and Kent. The village itself is in the valley of Mareham Beck at about 25–30 m above sea level, whilst the church sits atop the hill to the north of the village.
The roads leading to and from the north and east of the village are wide, suggesting their use as ancient droving tracks.{{Geographic location|title=Destinations from Wilksby|Northwest=Wood Enderby|North=Scrivlesby, Horncastle|Northeast=Moorby, Claxby Pluckacre|West=Kirkby on Bain, Woodhall Spa, Lincoln|Centre=Wilksby|East=Revesby Abbey, East Kirkby|Southwest=Fulsby|South=Mareham le Fen, Boston|Southeast=Revesby}}
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Category:Hamlets in Lincolnshire