Saxilby

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St. Botolph's church in Saxilby.

Saxilby is a large village (population 3660) in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, about six miles north-west of Lincoln, on the A57 road at the junction of the B1241. It is part of the civil parish of Saxilby and Ingleby, along with the nearby village of Ingleby. Nearby places are Broadholme, Burton, Broxholme, and Hardwick.

The village lies on the north bank of the Fossdyke Navigation which was built by the Romans and there are remains of a Roman camp just outside the village. The name is of Viking origin, Saksulfr+by, or "farmstead of a man called Saksulfr" and it appears as "Saxebi" in the Domesday Book (1086). It has a 12th century church (Saint Botolph's) and buildings from the 15th (Saxilby Old Hall) and 16th (manor house) centuries.

Includes many houses, Saxilby C. E. Primary School and several secondary schools nearby such as Queen Elizabeth's High School in Gainsborough and the The Priory Lincolnshire School of Science and Technology (Priory LSST) in Lincoln. It is the site of Saxilby railway station, on the Doncaster to Lincoln Line.Lincoln town centre is only about 10 minutes away in the car and a very enjoyable ride.

Village pubs are the Anglers Hotel on High Street, Bridge Inn on Gainsborough Road (A57), Ship Inn and the haunted Sun Inn on Bridge Street.