Aunby

Village in Lincolnshire, England

Human settlement in England

District

Region

52°43′08″N 0°29′22″W / 52.7189°N 0.4894°W / 52.7189; -0.4894

Aunby is a village in the civil parish of Careby Aunby and Holywell, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated north from Stamford on the B1176 road,^[1] and just south of Careby. In 1921 the parish had a population of 42.^[2] Aunby was formerly in the parish of Castle Bytham,^[3] in 1866 Aunby became a separate civil parish,^[4] on 1 April 1931 the parish was abolished to form "Careby, Aunby and Holywell".^[5]

Aunby consists of Manor and Lodge farms, and a deserted medieval village.^[6] The River Glen flows to the east of the village, next to the East Coast Main Line. Close to the west is Rutland.

References

^ B1176, geograph.org.uk; retrieved 23 June 2011
^ "Population statistics Aunby CP/Hmlt through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
^ "History of Aunby, in South Kesteven and Lincolnshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
^ "Relationships and changes Aunby CP/Hmlt through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
^ "Bourne Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
^ Historic England. "Aunby (348327)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 23 June 2011.