Gunby, South Kesteven

Gunby is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Gunby and Stainby, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated close to the borders with Leicestershire and Rutland, and 9 miles (14 km) south from Grantham, and 2 miles (3 km) west from the A1 road. In 1921 the parish had a population of 119.[1]

Gunby
Church of St Nicholas, Gunby
Gunby is located in Lincolnshire
Gunby
Gunby
Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid referenceSK910216
• London90 mi (140 km) S
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGrantham
Postcode districtNG33
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

To the east is North Witham, to the north, Stainby, and to the west, Sewstern. Gunby is nominally in the civil parish of Gunby and Stainby, although the parish is now administered as part of the Colsterworth district parishes.[2] On 1 April 1931 the parish was abolished and merged with Stainby to form "Gunby and Stainby".[3]

The village name derives from a "farmstead or village of a man called Gunni", from the Old Scandinavian person name, and 'by', a farmstead, village or settlement.[4]

Gunby Grade II listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Nicholas. Of 15th-century origin, it was rebuilt by Richard Coad in 1869, although the Perpendicular tower remained.[5][6][7]

The closest amenities are in Colsterworth, South Witham and Buckminster.

See also

References
  1. "Population statistics Gunby AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  2. "Colsterworth and District Parish Council". Lincolnshire County Council. Retrieved 1 June 2013. Colsterworth and District Parish Council is a combined council consisting of the civil parishes of Colsterworth, (which includes the hamlet of Woolsthorpe By Colsterworth), Gunby and Stainby and recently North Witham, (which includes Lobthorpe)
  3. "Gunby and Stainby CP through time; Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  4. Mills, Anthony David (2003); A Dictionary of British Place Names, p. 216, Oxford University Press, revised edition (2011). ISBN 019960908X
  5. Historic England. "Church of St Nicholas (1147928)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  6. Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 149; Methuen & Co. Ltd
  7. Pevsner, Nikolaus; Harris, John; The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire pp. 558, 559; Penguin (1964); revised by Nicholas Antram in 1989, Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09620-8


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.