Little Humby

{{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 Stamford

| post_town = GRANTHAM

| postcode_district = NG33

| postcode_area = NG

| dial_code =

| os_grid_reference = TF003330

| civil_parish = Ropsley and Humby

| london_distance_mi = 100

| london_direction = S

}}

Little Humby or Humby{{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}} 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.[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

Little Humby was formerly in the parish of Ropsley,{{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}} in 1866 Little Humby became a separate civil parish,{{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}} on 24 March 1887 the parish was abolished to form "Humby".{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/grantham.html|title=Grantham Registration District|publisher=UKBMD|accessdate=31 May 2024}} In 1881 the parish had a population of 104.{{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}}

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