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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.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Gunby CP/AP Spilsby RegD/PLU Lincolnshire AncC |
Place: | Gunby |
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