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Bonby

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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  • Church of St Andrew, Bonby
    Church of St Andrew, Bonby
  • Former Methodist chapel, Bonby
    Former Methodist chapel, Bonby
  • Main Street, Bonby
    Main Street, Bonby

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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