Village in Lincolnshire
Human settlement in England
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,[citation needed ] and a red telephone box . Inhabitants petitioned to keep the box when the local council made plans for a modern replacement.[citation needed ]
Local wildlife includes badgers , and birds such as blue tits , wrens , chaffinches , seagulls, kestrels , red kites and buzzards .[citation needed ]
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]
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Unitary authorities Boroughs or districts Major settlements (cities in italics) Topics Historic subdivisions :
Holland ,
Kesteven ,
Lindsey
History and notable places :
Belton House ,
Bolingbroke Castle ,
Boston Stump ,
Bourne Abbey ,
Cadwell Park ,
Cross Keys Bridge ,
Crowland Abbey ,
Donna Nook ,
Far Ings ,
Frampton Marsh ,
Freiston Shore ,
Gibraltar Point ,
Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre ,
Grimsby Minster ,
Haxey Hood ,
Humber Bridge ,
Isle of Axholme ,
Kinema in the Woods ,
Kingdom of Lindsey ,
Lincoln Castle ,
Lincoln Cathedral ,
Lincoln Cliff ,
Lincolnshire Fens ,
Lincolnshire Coast ,
Market Rasen Racecourse ,
Museum of Lincolnshire Life ,
St James' Church, Louth ,
Tattershall Castle ,
The Wash ,
The Wolds ,
Usher Gallery ,
Winceby Battlefield ,
Woolsthorpe Manor