Dunsby

Human settlement in England

South Kesteven

Lincolnshire

Region

East Midlands

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townBournePostcode districtPE10PoliceLincolnshireFire Lincolnshire Ambulance East Midlands UK Parliament

Grantham and Stamford

List of places: UK; England; Lincolnshire

52°49′40″N 0°21′39″W / 52.827819°N 0.360946°W / 52.827819; -0.360946

Dunsby is a small village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of in Lincolnshire, England. It is 4 miles (6.4 km) north from Bourne, just east off the A15, and on the western edge of the Lincolnshire Fens. In 2001 it had a population of 141,^[1] reducing to 122 at the 2011 census.^[2]

The Grade I listed parish church is dedicated to All Saints. Built of ironstone and limestone, it dates from the 12th century, and was restored in 1857. The church is part of the Ringstone in Aveland group of the Deanery of Beltisloe, Diocese of Lincoln. The vicar was the Revd Dr Lynda Pugh between 2012 and 2018. The incumbent is the Revd Neil Bullen.^[3]

The village cross is a medieval scheduled monument sited at a road junction in the village, and consists of the base and 8 inches (20 cm) of shaft.^[4]^[5]

Dunsby is mentioned in the Domesday Book under the name of Dunesbe.^[6]

References

^ "census 2001". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
^ "Civil parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
^ Historic England. "All Saints church, Dunsby (1165123)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
^ Historic England. "Village Cross, Dunsby (1009201)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
^ Historic England. "Village Cross, Dunsby (350589)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 2 July 2011.
^ Domesday Book