What is "calceby"

Calceby is a small village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately west from the market town of Alford.The population is included in the civil parish of South Thoresby.

Once much larger, Calceby is recorded in the Domesday Book as "Calesbi". Lord of the Manor in 1086 was Earl Hugh of Chester. The church of St Andrew is in ruins, the last service to take place there being in 1692.

Calceby Beck & Spring are the source of the Great Eau, and are part of the local network of Chalk Streams.

Calceby Marsh has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) as "an outstanding example of base-rich marsh". The site consists of three areas of marshland, each differing slightly in species composition and surrounded by grassland of value to breeding snipe and lapwing.