Little Humby
Little Humby or Humby[1] is a hamlet in the civil parish of Ropsley and Humby, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies 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. Humby has a ford that is prone to flooding,[citation needed] and a red telephone box. Inhabitants petitioned to keep the box when the local council made plans for a modern replacement.[citation needed] Local wildlife includes badgers, and birds such as blue tits, wrens, chaffinches, seagulls, kestrels, red kites and buzzards.[citation needed] Richard Todd, actor, lived and died at Little Humby.[2] Little Humby was formerly in the parish of Ropsley,[3] in 1866 Little Humby became a separate civil parish,[4] on 24 March 1887 the parish was abolished to form "Humby".[5] In 1881 the parish had a population of 104.[6] References
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