Mumby
| Mumby | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Mumby | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TF515742 |
| Location: | 53°14’37"N, 0°16’13"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 447 (2011) |
| Post town: | Alford |
| Postcode: | LN13 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Lindsey |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Louth and Horncastle |
Mumby is a village in Lindsey, the northern part of Lincolnshire, located four miles south-east of the town of Alford. In 2011 the population was recorded as 447.
The village is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as consisting of 97 households.[1]
Parish church
The church, dedicated to St Thomas of Canterbury and is of Early English Gothic style. It is a Grade I listed building.[2] The font is 14th century, and the western tower is 15th.
The church was repaired in 1844, and its chancel being rebuilt in 1874.[2] Further restorations were carried out between 1903 and 1908.[3]
Although the church now bears the name 'St Thomas of Canterbury', J. Charles Cox refers to a dedication to St Peter.[4] It appears that the church was originally called 'St Thomas of Canterbury', but was briefly changed to 'St Peter', and later reverted to its original name.[5]
In the churchyard is the lower part of a 14th-century churchyard cross (which is both a Grade II listed structure and a scheduled monument).[6][7]
History
From 1888 until 1970, Mumby Road railway station lay to the west of the village. It is mentioned in Flanders and Swann's song Slow Train.
Outside links
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References
- ↑ Mumby in the Domesday Book
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 National Heritage List 1204944: Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Mumby (Grade I listing)
- ↑ Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire page 446 (9th edition, 1919)
- ↑ Cox, J. Charles: 'Lincolnshire' (Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1916), p.233
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 355978 – Church of St Thomas of Canterbury
- ↑ National Heritage List 1359710: Churchyard Cross (Grade II listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1014423: Churchyard Cross (Scheduled ancient monument entry)
