Bonby | |
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Location within Lincolnshire | |
Population | 532 (2011) |
OS grid reference | TA002153 |
• London | 145 mi (233 km) S |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Brigg |
Postcode district | DN20 |
Dialling code | 01652 |
Police | Humberside |
Fire | Humberside |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
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]