Carlby is a small village and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

in the district of

South Kesteven South Kesteven is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Lincolnshire, England, forming part of the traditional Kesteven division of the county. Its council is based in Grantham. The district also includes the towns of Bourne, ...

Lincolnshire Lincolnshire (), abbreviated ''Lincs'', is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber regions of England. It is bordered by the East Riding of Yorkshire across the Humber estuary to th ...

, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 542. It is located four miles south of Bourne on the A6121 road near the Lincolnshire/

Rutland Rutland is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It borders Leicestershire to the north and west, Lincolnshire to the north-east, and Northamptonshire to the south-west. Oakham is the largest town and county town. Rutland has a ...

boundary, which is partly the River West Glen. The ecclesiastical parish is '

Ryhall Ryhall is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is situated close to the eastern boundary of the county, about 2 miles (3 km) north of Stamford, Lincolnshire, ...

with Essendine and Carlby', part of the Rutland

Deanery A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, the Evangelical Church in Germany, and the Church of Norway. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residence of ...

of the Diocese of Peterborough. The parish church is dedicated to

St Stephen Stephen (; ) is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first martyr of Christianity."St ...

. The current building dates from 1134. It has a medieval wall painting, partially uncovered during restoration work in the 1930s. The village has a playing field and a children's recreational area. In 1986 the villagers replaced the wooden village hall with a brick structure.

References

External links

A short page on Carlby

List of parish organisations

Draft development report, with much detail of history and buildings
{{authority control Villages in Lincolnshire Civil parishes in Lincolnshire South Kesteven District