Gunby St. Peter
- 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. |
| 1851 |
H.O. 107 / 2110 |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2376 |
| 1871 |
R.G. 10 / 3393B |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2604 |
- 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):
- 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.
- 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.
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.
- Gunby Hall was built in 1700 of red brick. The MASSINGBERD family has long been associated with the manor and the parish.
- The national grid reference is TF 4666.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
General Sir Archibald Armar MONTGOMERY-MASSINGBERD resided in the parish around 1930. He was Chief of the Imperial General Staff.
- 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].
- The parish was in the ancient Wold division of the Candleshoe Wapentake in the East Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
- Kelly's 1900 Directory of Lincolnshire places the parish, 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.
- Bastardy cases would be heard in the Spilsby petty session hearings every other Monday.
- As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Spilsby Poor Law Union.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1801 |
38 |
| 1831 |
75 |
| 1851 |
89 |
| 1871 |
80 |
| 1881 |
80 |
| 1891 |
85 |
| 1911 |
77 |
- The children of this parish attended school in Welton le Marsh.
- See our Schools page for more information on researching school records.
Last updated on 25-October-2015
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