OS grid reference SK910216 Country England Post town Grantham Shire county Lincolnshire UK parliament constituency Grantham and Stamford | Region East Midlands Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district NG33 District South Kesteven | |
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Gunby is a hamlet in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated close to the borders with Leicestershire and Rutland, and 9 miles (14 km) south from Grantham, and 2 miles (3 km) west from the A1 road. The population is included in the civil parish of Gunby and Stainby.
Map of Gunby, Grantham, UK
To the east is North Witham, to the north, Stainby, and to the west, Sewstern. Gunby is nominally in the civil parish of Gunby and Stainby, although the parish is now administered as part of the Colsterworth district parishes. Gunby had been a parish in its own right until 1931.
The village name derives from a "farmstead or village of a man called Gunni", from the Old Scandinavian person name, and 'by', a farmstead, village or settlement.
Gunby Grade II listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Nicholas. Of 15th-century origin, it was rebuilt by Richard Coad in 1869, although the Perpendicular tower remained.
The closest amenities are in Colsterworth, South Witham and Buckminster.