Little Humby

Little Humby
Little Humby
Little Humby shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference	TF002329
• London	100 mi (160 km) S
Civil parish	Ropsley and Humby
District	South Kesteven
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GRANTHAM
Postcode district	NG33
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Grantham and Stamford
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 52°53′05″N 0°30′41″W / 52.884644°N 0.511296°W / 52.884644; -0.511296Coordinates: 52°53′05″N 0°30′41″W / 52.884644°N 0.511296°W / 52.884644; -0.511296

Little Humby is a hamlet in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies in the civil parish of Ropsley and Humby, 5 miles (8.0 km) east from Grantham, 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east from Ropsley and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south from the A52 road. Great Humby, a smaller hamlet, is 720 yards (658 m) to the south. It is in the civil parish of Ropsley and Humby.

Humby has a ford that is prone to flooding, and a British red telephone box. Inhabitants petitioned to keep the box when the local council made plans for a modern replacement.

Local wildlife includes badgers, and birds such as blue tits, wrens, chaffinches, seagulls, kestrels, red kites and buzzards

Richard Todd, actor, lived and died at Little Humby

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