In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Gunby like this:
GUNBY ST. PETER, a parish in Spilsby district Lincoln; adjacent to the Burgh station of the East Lincoln railway, 5 miles E by N of Spilsby. Post town, Burgh, under Boston. Acres, 606. Real property, £1.187. Pop., 82. Houses, 18. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Algernon Massingberd, Esq. ...
Gunby Park is the seat of John H. Holloway, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £170. Patron, the Rev. H. Windsor. The church was rebuilt in the beginning of last century; consists of nave and chancel, with a tower; has a brass of Sir Thomas Massingberd and his lady; and was recently in disrepair.
Gunby through time
Gunby is now part of East Lindsey district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Lindsey has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Gunby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Gunby, in East Lindsey and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12480
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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