Great Gonerby
| Great Gonerby | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 High Street, Great Gonerby | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK897382 |
| Location: | 52°56’4"N, 0°40’0"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 2,200 (2011) |
| Post town: | Grantham |
| Postcode: | NG31 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | South Kesteven |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Sleaford and North Hykeham |
Great Gonerby is a village and parish in the Kesteven part of Lincolnshire, within the Soke of Grantham. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 2,200.[1] It is situated less than a mile north of Grantham. To its north is Gonerby Moor, part of Great Gonerby civil parish, and the A1 road. It is 330 ft above sea level and overlooks the Vale of Belvoir to the west and Grantham to the south.[2][3][4]
Community
The urban sprawl from Grantham in the 1990s has meant that the village is separated from the town by approximately 400 yds.
Great Gonerby, with about 825 houses, has a social club, village shop, post office, and the Recruiting Sergeant public house. Harry's Place, with seating for 10, is significant for being the smallest Michelin-starred restaurant.[5][6]
The large parish church is dedicated to St Sebastian. It is part of the Barrowby and Great Gonerby Group of the Deanery of Grantham. The 2013 incumbent is Rev Peter Hopkins.[7][8]
A house called Cromwell's Cottage takes its name from the tradition that Oliver Cromwell based his troops here before attacking Grantham.[3][4]
The local inhabitants are known as 'Clockpelters', from the habit of trying to strike the face of the church clock with stones or snowballs.[3][4] The clock dates from 1897.[9]
References
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11123915&c=Great+Gonerby&d=16&e=62&g=6447478&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1463579626047&enc=1. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ↑ "Great Gonerby". Visitoruk.com. http://www.visitoruk.com/grantham/great-gonerby-C592-V24764.html. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Lincolnshire Federation of Women's Institutes (19 March 1990). The Lincolnshire Village Book. Villages of England. Countryside Books. ISBN 978-1853060779.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "North of Grantham". Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120728143733/http://www.biffvernon.freeserve.co.uk/north_of_grantham.htm., biffvernon.freeserve.co.uk
- ↑ "Harry's Place". Restaurant-guide.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080517054911/http://www.restaurant-guide.com/harrys-place.htm. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ↑ "Interview with Harry Hallam". Good Food Guide. 16 August 2011. http://www.thegoodfoodguide.co.uk/news/interview-with-harry-hallam. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ↑ "Great Gonerby P C C". Diocese of Lincoln. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120512080038/http://www.lincoln.anglican.org/search_parishes.php?19104010. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ↑ "Church web site". http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/gonerbychurch/index.html.
- ↑ "GreatGonerby". http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/GreatGonerby/., Genuki.org.uk
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