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Census

  • The parish was in the Burgh sub-district of the Spilsby Registration District.
  • Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  • The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census
Year
Piece No.
1861R.G. 9 / 2376
1871R.G. 10 / 3393B
1891R.G. 12 / 2604
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Church History

  • The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter.
  • The church was rebuilt in 1870.
  • There is a photograph of St. Peter's Church on the Wendy PARKINSON web site under "more Lincolnshire".
  • Here is a photo of the Church of St. Peter taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):

 

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Church Records

  • The Anglican parish register dates from the year 1724.
  • The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Calcewaith and Candleshoe 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 Burgh sub-district of the Spilsby Registration District.
  • Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
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Description & Travel

This small village and parish lie 5 miles east of Spilsby. Candlesby parish lies to the west and Bratoft parish lies to the south. The parish covers only about 675 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

  • By automobile, the village lies near the intersection of the A158 trunk road out of Skegness and the A1028 trunk road.
  • Visit our touring page for more sources.
You can see pictures of Gunby which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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Manors

  • Gunby Hall was built in 1700 of red brick. The MASSINGBERD family has long been associated with the manor and the parish.
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Maps

  • See our Maps page for additional resources.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TF469668 (Lat/Lon: 53.177903, 0.196295), Gunby which are provided by:

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Military History

General Sir Archibald Armar MONTGOMERY-MASSINGBERD resided in the parish around 1930. He was Chief of the Imperial General Staff.

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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 & Government

  • The parish was in the ancient Wold division of the Candleshoe Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  • In Kelly's 1900 Directory of Lincolnshire, the parish is placed, perhaps erroneously, in the South Lindsey district of the county.
  • You can contact the local Colsterworth and District Parish Council regarding civic or political issues. They are NOT staffed to assist you with family history questions.
  • For today's district governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • Bastardy cases would be heard in the Spilsby petty session hearings every other week.
  • As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Grantham Poor Law Union in January 1836.
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Population

YearInhabitants
180138
183175
185189
187180
188180
189185
191177
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Schools

  • The children of this parish attended school in Welton le Marsh.
  • For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.