Bonby

Bonby
Bonby
 Bonby shown within Lincolnshire
Population 532 (2011)
OS grid referenceTA002153
    London 145 mi (233 km)  S
Unitary authorityNorth Lincolnshire
Ceremonial countyLincolnshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Brigg
Postcode district DN20
Dialling code 01652
Police Humberside
Fire Humberside
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK ParliamentBrigg and Goole (UK Parliament constituency)
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 53°37′31″N 0°29′07″W / 53.625389°N 0.485407°W / 53.625389; -0.485407

Bonby is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England, and approximately 4 miles (6 km) south from Barton-upon-Humber. According to the 2001 Census it had a population of 481, increasing to 532 at the 2011 census.[1]

The village was recorded in the Domesday Book under the name of "Bundebi".[2]

The Grade II listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Andrew.[3] The church has an Early English nave and chancel, and a 17th-century brick tower. Bonby held a small priory, established by the Benedictine priory of St Fromund in Normandy. The priory was transferred to the Carthusian order at Beauvale, Nottinghamshire.[4]

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References

  1. "Civil parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  2. "Bonby, Lincolnshire", Domesday Book, National Archives. Retrieved 29 June 2011
  3. Historic England. "Church of St Andrew (1346882)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  4. Cox, J. Charles (1916). Lincolnshire. Methuen & Co. Ltd. p. 67.

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