{{short description|Village in Lincolnshire}} {{More citations needed|date=November 2009}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}} {{Use British English|date=January 2014}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | static_image_name = Little Humby Village Green - geograph.org.uk - 139901.jpg | static_image_caption = Little Humby village green | coordinates = {{coord|52.885|-0.511|type:city(50)_region:GB|display=inline,title}} | label_position = bottom | official_name = Little Humby | population = | shire_district = South Kesteven | shire_county = Lincolnshire | region = East Midlands | constituency_westminster = Grantham and Bourne <!-- 2024 --> | post_town = GRANTHAM | postcode_district = NG33 | postcode_area = NG | dial_code = | os_grid_reference = TF003330 | civil_parish = Ropsley and Humby | london_distance_mi = 100<!-- straight line per MOS – constant and comparable with other place distances --> | london_direction = S }}
'''Little Humby''' or '''Humby'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Humby, South Kesteven|url=https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/humby-south-kesteven|access-date=7 July 2021|website=GetOutside|publisher=Ordnance Survey}}</ref> is a hamlet in the civil parish of Ropsley and Humby, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies {{convert|5|mi|km|1}} east from Grantham, {{convert|1|mi|km|1}} south-east from Ropsley and {{convert|1.5|mi|km|1}} south from the A52 road. Great Humby, a smaller hamlet, is {{convert|720|yd|m|0}} to the south.
Humby has a ford that is prone to flooding,{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} and a red telephone box. Inhabitants petitioned to keep the box when the local council made plans for a modern replacement.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}}
Local wildlife includes badgers, and birds such as blue tits, wrens, chaffinches, seagulls, kestrels, red kites and buzzards.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}}
Richard Todd, actor, lived and died at Little Humby.<ref>[https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/richard-todd-dam-busters-star-435129 "Richard Todd: Dam Busters star and war hero dies aged 90"]; ''Mirror.co.uk''. Retrieved 24 April 2012</ref>
Little Humby was formerly in the parish of Ropsley,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12648|title=History of Humby, in South Kesteven and Lincolnshire|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=31 May 2024}}</ref> in 1866 Little Humby became a separate civil parish,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10426327|title=Relationships and changes Little Humby CP/Hmlt through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=31 May 2024}}</ref> on 24 March 1887 the parish was abolished to form "Humby".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/grantham.html|title=Grantham Registration District|publisher=UKBMD|accessdate=31 May 2024}}</ref> In 1881 the parish had a population of 104.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10426327/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Little Humby CP/Hmlt through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=31 May 2024}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{Commons category-inline|Little Humby}}
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Category:Hamlets in Lincolnshire Category:Former civil parishes in Lincolnshire Category:South Kesteven