Haceby is a hamlet in the civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

 of Newton and Haceby in the district of North Kesteven

North Kesteven

North Kesteven is a local government district in the East Midlands. Just over north of London, it is east of Nottingham and south of Lincoln. North Kesteven is one of seven districts in Lincolnshire, England and is in the centre of the County...

, Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...

, England. It lies 8 miles (12.9 km) east from Grantham

Grantham

Grantham is a market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It bestrides the East Coast Main Line railway , the historic A1 main north-south road, and the River Witham. Grantham is located approximately south of the city of Lincoln, and approximately east of Nottingham...

, 8 miles (12.9 km) south from Sleaford

Sleaford

Sleaford is a town in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is located thirteen miles northeast of Grantham, seventeen miles west of Boston, and nineteen miles south of Lincoln, and had a total resident population of around 14,500 in 6,167 households at the time...

, and 1 miles (1.6 km) south off the A52.

In the Domesday account the village was written as "Hazebi".

Haceby consists of a small number of houses, farm buildings, and the Grade I listed redundant St Barbara's Church

St Barbara's Church, Haceby

St Barbara's Church, Haceby, is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Haceby, Lincolnshire, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The church is situated some to the east of...

. Although dedicated to St Barbara, it is also attributed to St Margaret or to both saints.
Earthworks to the west of the village are still visible as the remains of a Roman Villa. In 1818, a tessellated pavement and other Roman remains were discovered.

External links

• "Haceby", genuki.org.uk; retrieved; 29 June 2011