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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

Gunby St. Peter

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:
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. 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 and 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.
  
  

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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

• The national grid reference is TF 4666.
  
  
• 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 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.
  
  
• For today's governance, see the East Lindsey District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• 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

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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.
  
  

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