Claypole | |
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![]() Church of St Peter, Claypole | |
Location within Lincolnshire | |
Population | 1,382 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SK850490 |
• London | 105 mi (169 km) S |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Newark |
Postcode district | NG23 |
Dialling code | 01636 |
Police | Lincolnshire |
Fire | Lincolnshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Claypole is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,382.[1] It is situated 4 miles (6.4 km) south-east from the market town of Newark-on-Trent, just east of the Grantham to Newark stretch of the A1.
The name Claypole is from the Old English 'clæg' and 'pol', for "clayey pool".[2] The village is recorded in the Domesday Book as "Claipol" and as having a church, a priest and one mill.
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