| Claypole | |
|---|---|
 Church of St Peter, Claypole | |
  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.
- ^ "Civil parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ Mills, Anthony David (2003); A Dictionary of British Place Names, p. 117, Oxford University Press, revised edition (2011). ISBN 019960908X