Careby Aunby and Holywell

Careby Aunby and Holywell is a civil parish in the district of South Kesteven, south-west Lincolnshire, in England. It lies on the county border with Rutland.

Although very small, Careby is the largest township and lies at coordinates 52°44'11"N 0°29'08"W. In Careby Wood is an Iron Age fort, coordinates 52°43'41"N 0°27'40"W. Aunby consists of Manor and Lodge farms and a deserted medieval village. Coordinates 52°43'09"N 0°29'18"W. Holywell is a country house in its park, which comprises its church and a holy well. Coordiantes 25°44'11"N 0°27'40"W.

Geology

The parish's geology is a complex mixture of numerous strata of Jurassic rocks with the highest ground formed of glacial drift. The northernmost part lies on the gravels and sands which filled the valley of a Cromerian Stage river. To the east and west of Careby are patches of chalky glacial till, the eastern one overlying a thin remnant of Kellways beds with cornbrash fairly extensively exposed to its south. There are exposures of Blisworth clay, Blisworth Limestone, Upper Estuarine Series, and Upper Lincolnshire Limestone.

Administration

For elections to South Kesteven District Council, the parish is part of Hillsides Ward for which the present councillor is [http://moderngov.skdc.com/mgUserInfo.asp?UID=213&J=1 Elizabeth Channell] .

References

* Ordnance Survey map Pathfinder Sheet 877
* Institute of Geological Sciences map Sheet 143
* Soil Survey of England and Wales Sheet 4
* Ordnance Survey Map of Southern Britain in the Iron Age

External links

* [http://boar.org.uk/ariwxo3PGCareby.htm Careby's Parliamentary Gazetteer entry 1843]
* [http://boar.org.uk/ariwxo3PGHolywell.htm Aunby and Holywell's Parliamentary Gazetteer entry 1843]
* [http://homepages.which.net/~rex/bourne/careby.htm A description of Careby]
* [http://homepages.which.net/~rex/bourne/holywell.htm A description of Holywell]
* [http://moderngov.skdc.com/mgParishCouncilDetails.asp?ID=415&J=2 Contact details for the parish council]