Gunby, South Kesteven

Gunby

St Nicholas, Gunby
Gunby

 Gunby shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference SK910216
District South Kesteven
Shire county Lincolnshire
Region East Midlands
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Postcode district NG33
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK Parliament Grantham and Stamford
List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire

Gunby is a hamlet of around 30 houses in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England.

Gunby is located close to the borders with Leicestershire and Rutland. The closest town is Grantham although it is within 15 miles (24.1 km) of Oakham and Stamford. To the east is North Witham, to the north Stainby and to the west Sewstern. The full name of the village is Gunby St Nicholas.

The village name is Scandinavian and means village of Gunnhildr.

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.[1][2][3]

The closest amenities are in Colsterworth, South Witham and, to a lesser extent, Buckminster.

References

  1. ^ "Church of St Nicholas", National Heritage List for England, English Heritage. Retrieved 15 August 2011
  2. ^ Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 149; Methuen & Co. Ltd
  3. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Harris, John; The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire pp. 558, 559; Penguin (1964); revised by Nicholas Antram in 1989, Yale University Press. ISBN 0300096208

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