Little Humby

Little Humby
Little Humby
 Little Humby shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid referenceTF002329
   – London 100 mi (160 km)  S
Civil parishRopsley and Humby
DistrictSouth Kesteven
Shire countyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town GRANTHAM
Postcode district NG33
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentGrantham and Stamford
List of places
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Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 52°53′05″N 0°30′41″W / 52.884644°N 0.511296°W / 52.884644; -0.511296

Little Humby is a hamlet in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies in the civil parish of Ropsley and Humby, 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. The population is included in the civil parish of Ropsley and Humby.

Little Humby village green

Humby has a ford that is prone to flooding, and a British red telephone box. Inhabitants petitioned to keep the box when the local council made plans for a modern replacement.

Local wildlife includes badgers, and birds such as blue tits, wrens, chaffinches, seagulls, kestrels, red kites and buzzards

Richard Todd, actor, lived and died at Little Humby[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Richard Todd: Dam Busters star and war hero dies aged 90"; Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2012
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