Bonby
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Coordinates: 53°37′31″N 0°29′07″W / 53.625389°N 0.48540674°W
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 St Andrew's church, Bonby |
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 Bonby
Bonby shown within Lincolnshire |
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| OS grid reference | TA 00267 15383 |
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| Unitary authority | North Lincolnshire |
| Ceremonial county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Brigg |
| Postcode district | DN20 |
| Dialling code | 01652 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Brigg and Goole (UK Parliament constituency) |
| List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire | |
Bonby is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England, about 5 miles south of Barton-upon-Humber. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 481.
The village was recorded in the Domesday Book under the name of Bundebi.[1]
The Grade II listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Andrew.[2] The church has a 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.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Bonby, Lincolnshire", Domesday Book, National Archives; retrieved 29 June 2011
- ^ "Church of St Andrew", National Heritage List for England, English Heritage; retrieved 29 June 2011
- ^ Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 67; Methuen & Co. Ltd
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