# Little Humby

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{{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](/source/South_Kesteven)
| shire_county = [Lincolnshire](/source/Lincolnshire)
| region = East Midlands
| constituency_westminster = [Grantham and Bourne](/source/Grantham_and_Bourne) <!-- 2024 -->
| post_town = GRANTHAM
| postcode_district = NG33
| postcode_area = NG
| dial_code = 
| os_grid_reference = TF003330
| civil_parish = [Ropsley and Humby](/source/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](/source/civil_parish) of [Ropsley and Humby](/source/Ropsley_and_Humby), in the [South Kesteven](/source/South_Kesteven) [district](/source/Non-metropolitan_district) of [Lincolnshire](/source/Lincolnshire), England. It lies {{convert|5|mi|km|1}} east from [Grantham](/source/Grantham), {{convert|1|mi|km|1}} south-east from Ropsley and {{convert|1.5|mi|km|1}} south from the [A52 road](/source/A52_road). [Great Humby](/source/Great_Humby), a smaller hamlet, is {{convert|720|yd|m|0}} to the south.

Humby has a [ford](/source/ford_(crossing)) that is prone to flooding,{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} and a [red telephone box](/source/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 [badger](/source/badger)s, and birds such as [blue tit](/source/Eurasian_blue_tit)s, [wrens](/source/Eurasian_wren), [chaffinches](/source/chaffinches), seagulls, [kestrel](/source/Common_kestrel)s, [red kite](/source/red_kite)s and [buzzard](/source/Common_buzzard)s.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}}

[Richard Todd](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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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== References ==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Little Humby}}

{{Lincolnshire|state=collapsed}}

Category:Hamlets in Lincolnshire
Category:Former civil parishes in Lincolnshire
Category:South Kesteven

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