Gunby, South Kesteven

Hamlet in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England

Human settlement in England

Gunby

Church of St Nicholas, Gunby

Gunby

Location within Lincolnshire

OS grid reference| SK910216
• London| 90 mi (140 km) S
Civil parish|

* Gunby and Stainby

District|

* South Kesteven

Shire county|

* Lincolnshire

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* East Midlands

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| Grantham
Postcode district| NG33
Police| Lincolnshire
Fire| Lincolnshire
Ambulance| East Midlands
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* Grantham and Stamford

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52°47′04″N 0°39′08″W﻿ / ﻿52.784435°N 0.652174°W﻿ / 52.784435; -0.652174

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] On 1 April 1931 the parish was abolished and merged with Stainby to form "Gunby and Stainby".[2]

To the east is North Witham, to the north, Stainby, and to the west, Sewstern. The parish is administered as part of the Colsterworth district parishes grouped parish council.[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

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* Gunby in East Lindsey.

## References

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1. ^ "Population statistics Gunby AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
2. ^ "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.
3. ^ "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)"
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

## External links

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* Media related to Gunby, South Kesteven at Wikimedia Commons
* "St Nicholas Church", Stnicholascenter.org

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