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Gunby St. Nicholas

Census

• The parish was in the Colsterworth sub-district of the Grantham Registration District.
  
  
• After an 1890 district re-organisation, the parish was placed in the new "Grantham South" sub-district of the Grantham Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  
  
• The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Nicholas.
  
  
• The church was rebuilt in 1869.
  
  
• The church only seats about 90 people.
  
  
• Here is a photo of the Church of St. Nicholas taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• Parish registers exist from 1561 (some sources give 1715).
  
  
• Boyd's marriage index covers the period from 1561 - 1810.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage and burial indexes for the Beltisloe Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Colsterworth sub-district of the Grantham Registration District.
  
  
• After an 1890 district re-organisation, the parish was placed in the new "Grantham South" sub-district of the Grantham Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration, which started in July, 1837.
  
  

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Description and Travel

Gunby is both a small village and a parish south of Grantham, off the A1 trunk road to the west. It lies between North Witham parish to the east and Sewstern parish in neighborhing Leicestershire to the west. The parish covers just overr 1,000 acres.

There is another Gunby (Gunby St. Peter) near Spilsby. If you arer planning a visit:

• See the Lincolnshire Touring and Holidays page on this site.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SK 9121.
  
  
• An Ordnance Survey "Explorer 247" map will show detail of 2.5 inches to 1 mile scale.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Names, Geographical

• Gunby is from Old Scandinavian for "village of Gunnhildr", and the name appeared as Gunelby in records from 1066 and 1069.
  A. D. Mills, "A Dictionary of English Place-Names," Oxford University Press, 1991.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the ancient Wapentake of Beltisloe in the South Kesteven district in the parts of Kesteven.
  
  
• For today's local governance, contact the South Kesteven District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• As a result of the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, the parish became part of the Grantham Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• A local School Board was formed here on 20 September 1881. The district included Stainby parish.
  
  
• The children of this parish attended school in Stainby.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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