# Great Gonerby

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Village and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England

Human settlement in England

Great Gonerby High Street, Great Gonerby Great Gonerby Location within Lincolnshire Population 2,200 (2011) OS grid reference SK897382 • London 100 mi (160 km) S District South Kesteven Shire county Lincolnshire Region East Midlands Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town Grantham Postcode district NG31 Police Lincolnshire Fire Lincolnshire Ambulance East Midlands UK Parliament Grantham and Bourne List of places UK England Lincolnshire 52°56′04″N 0°40′00″W / 52.934538°N 0.666668°W / 52.934538; -0.666668

**Great Gonerby** is a village and [civil parish](/source/Civil_parish) in the [South Kesteven](/source/South_Kesteven) district of [Lincolnshire](/source/Lincolnshire), England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 2,200.[1] It is situated less than 1 mile (1.6 km) north from [Grantham](/source/Grantham). To its north is Gonerby Moor, part of Great Gonerby civil parish, and the [A1 road](/source/A1_road_(Great_Britain)). It is 330 feet (101 m) above [sea level](/source/Sea_level) and [overlooks](https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/67412) the [Vale of Belvoir](/source/Vale_of_Belvoir) to the west and Grantham to the south.[2][3][4]

## Geography

[Village sign](/source/Village_sign) in Great Gonerby

The [urban sprawl](/source/Urban_sprawl) from Grantham in the 1990s has meant that the village is separated from the town by approximately 400 yards (366 m).

Great Gonerby, with about 825 houses,[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] has a social club, village shop, post office, and the *Recruiting Sergeant* [public house](/source/Public_house). Harry's Place, with seating for 10, is significant for being the smallest Michelin-starred restaurant.[5][6]

## History

The large [parish church](/source/Parish_church) is dedicated to [St Sebastian](https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/113632). It is part of the Barrowby and Great Gonerby Group of the [Deanery](/source/Deanery) of Grantham. The 2013 incumbent was Rev Peter Hopkins who retired in 2019. The Church currently runs without fixed ordained presence.[7][8]

A house called Cromwell's Cottage takes its name from the tradition that [Oliver Cromwell](/source/Oliver_Cromwell) based his troops here before attacking Grantham.[3][4]

The local inhabitants are known as 'Clockpelters', from the habit of trying to strike the face of the church clock with stones or snowballs.[3][4] The clock dates from 1897.[9]

## Economy

At the Triangle industrial estate, the [NAAFI](/source/Navy%2C_Army_and_Air_Force_Institutes) had a £4m depot run by Watson & Philip Foodservice, of [Dundee](/source/Dundee), from December 1994. It served the north of England, with around 200 staff. Watson & Philip ran the [Alldays (supermarket)](/source/Alldays_(supermarket)).[10] The NAAFI was headquartered in [Amesbury](/source/Amesbury) in [Wiltshire](/source/Wiltshire).[11][12] The site was officially opened on Wednesday May 22 1996 by [Air Marshal](/source/Air_marshal) Sir [Peter Squire](/source/Peter_Squire).[13] From October 1997 it became Puritan Maid, owned by [Brake Bros](/source/Brake_Bros).

## Transport

The village gives its name to the [Gonerby Moor services](/source/Grantham_North_services), which opened in January 1964.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Civil Parish population 2011"](http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11123915&c=Great+Gonerby&d=16&e=62&g=6447478&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1463579626047&enc=1). *Neighbourhood Statistics*. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 May 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-GN_2-0)** ["Great Gonerby"](http://www.visitoruk.com/grantham/great-gonerby-C592-V24764.html). Visitoruk.com. Retrieved 3 March 2013.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-BK_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-BK_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-BK_3-2) Lincolnshire Federation of Women's Institutes (19 March 1990). *The Lincolnshire Village Book*. Villages of England. Countryside Books. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1853060779](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1853060779).[*[page needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources)*]

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-V_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-V_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-V_4-2) ["North of Grantham"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120728143733/http://www.biffvernon.freeserve.co.uk/north_of_grantham.htm). Archived from [the original](http://www.biffvernon.freeserve.co.uk/north_of_grantham.htm) on 28 July 2012., biffvernon.freeserve.co.uk

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Harry's Place"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080517054911/http://www.restaurant-guide.com/harrys-place.htm). Restaurant-guide.com. Archived from [the original](http://www.restaurant-guide.com/harrys-place.htm) on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Interview with Harry Hallam"](http://www.thegoodfoodguide.co.uk/news/interview-with-harry-hallam). Good Food Guide. 16 August 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Great Gonerby P C C"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120512080038/http://www.lincoln.anglican.org/search_parishes.php?19104010). [Diocese of Lincoln](/source/Diocese_of_Lincoln). Archived from [the original](http://www.lincoln.anglican.org/search_parishes.php?19104010) on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Church web site"](http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/gonerbychurch/index.html).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["GreatGonerby"](http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/GreatGonerby/)., [Genuki](/source/Genuki).org.uk

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** *Grantham Journal* Friday 30 December 1994, page 6

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** *Grantham Journal* Friday 20 May 1994, page 4

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** *Grantham Journal* Friday 7 March 1997, page 1

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** *Grantham Journal* Friday 17 May 1996, page 2

## External links

- Media related to [Great Gonerby](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Great_Gonerby) at Wikimedia Commons

- [Parish Council](http://parishes.lincolnshire.gov.uk/GreatGonerby)

- [St Sebastians church](http://www.stsebastiangtgonerby.co.uk)

- [Primary school](http://www.st-sebastians.lincs.sch.uk)

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