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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 south from Grantham, and west from the A1 road. 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.〔Mills, Anthony David (2003); ''A Dictionary of British Place Names'', p. 216, Oxford University Press, revised edition (2011). ISBN 019960908X〕 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.〔("Church of St Nicholas" ), ''National Heritage List for England'', English Heritage. Retrieved 15 August 2011〕〔Cox, J. Charles (1916) ''Lincolnshire'' p. 149; Methuen & Co. Ltd〕〔Pevsner, Nikolaus; Harris, John; ''The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire'' pp. 558, 559; Penguin (1964); revised by Nicholas Antram in 1989, Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09620-8〕 The closest amenities are in Colsterworth, South Witham and Buckminster. ==See also== * Gunby in East Lindsey. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gunby, South Kesteven」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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