Little Humby

Little Humby
Little Humby village green
Little Humby is located in Lincolnshire
Little Humby
Little Humby
Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid referenceTF003330
• London100 mi (160 km) S
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGRANTHAM
Postcode districtNG33
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

Little Humby or Humby[1] is a hamlet in the civil parish of Ropsley and Humby, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies 5 miles (8.0 km) east from Grantham, 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east from Ropsley and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south from the A52 road. Great Humby, a smaller hamlet, is 720 yards (658 m) to the south.

Humby has a ford that is prone to flooding, and a red telephone box. Inhabitants petitioned to keep the box when the local council made plans for a modern replacement.

Local wildlife includes badgers, and birds such as blue tits, wrens, chaffinches, seagulls, kestrels, red kites and buzzards.

Richard Todd, actor, lived and died at Little Humby.[2]

Little Humby was formerly in the parish of Ropsley,[3] in 1866 Little Humby became a separate civil parish,[4] on 24 March 1887 the parish was abolished to form "Humby".[5] In 1881 the parish had a population of 104.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Humby, South Kesteven". GetOutside. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Richard Todd: Dam Busters star and war hero dies aged 90"; Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2012
  3. ^ "History of Humby, in South Kesteven and Lincolnshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Relationships and changes Little Humby CP/Hmlt through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Grantham Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Population statistics Little Humby CP/Hmlt through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
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