Culverthorpe and Kelby Parish Council - Kelby, Lincolnshire
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  •   KelbyThe tiny village of Kelby is situated approximately 5 miles south-west of Sleaford off the A153. The site of the village is at the west- southwestern end of a ridge which declines in height as it trends east-northeast. Most of the village is found between 75 metres and 69 metres above sea-level.   The buildings are closely nucleated and dry-stone walls are much in evidence, and the green at the eastern end with its many ducks on the pond make for quite an idyllic scene.         There are many interesting houses dating from as early as the 17th-century. The church of St. Andrew, although small, has notable features including grotesque medieval carved heads and an almost complete set of carved poppy-head pews from the early 1500s. Especially intriguing are the carved bosses in the south aisle depicting an acrobat, a devil and a pair of lovers, together with a group of jolly musicians.The pond is fed by a stream which originates from a spring further to the west. The clear water enters via a gravel lined channel which emerges from a culvert at the western end of the pond. The outflow is crudely piped and is to the east southeast.The unprotected banks are subjected to erosion and the sediment produced is filling the pond. The process is also resulting in the banks retreating and this is particularly noticeable where the pond is encroaching upon the foundations of the stone wall of the building to the south. Common Nettle is dominant on the east, south and west of the pond. Here the ducks provide the necessary fertilizer for its continued colonisation especially to the east and south. To the northwest there is unmown rough grassland while to the north and northeast the grass is mown. Pellitory-of-the-wall was found on the drier soil beneath the garden hedge to the west.  A large Sycamore dominates the eastern bank and sheds leaves into the pond. Only three emergent species were identified and these were mainly confined to the west where there is a stand of Great Willowherb with Yellow Iris and Hard Rush.No floating or submergent vegetation was observed. The lack of such plants can be attributed to the feeding habits of the large population of ducks (48 at the last count). Indeed there appears to be little food at the pond for such a large population and, therefore, it must be assumed that they are obtaining it elsewhere (e.g. the neighbouring farm).During much of the year the pond will receive the minimum of shade but when the sun is low in the sky it will be shaded in part by the tall Sycamore, the stone building and tall garden hedge to the east, south and west.     
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