Great Humby
village in Lincolnshire
Great Humby is a hamlet in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies in the civil parish of Ropsley and Humby, 6 miles (9.7 km) east from Grantham, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south-east from Ropsley and 3 miles (4.8 km) south from the A52. Little Humby, a larger hamlet, is 720 yards (658.4 m) to the north. It is in the civil parish of Ropsley and Humby.
History
In the Domesday Book of 1086, Humby was written as "Humbi". It had 1 villager, 1 smallholder and 15 freemen. In 1086 it was in the manor of Old Somerby, the lord of the manor being Rainald, and the Tenant-in-Chief, Walter of Aincourt. Before 1232 the manor had been in possession of Thomas de Somerby, after which it passed to William de Paris.
The lawyer Richard Brownlow (1553–1638) purchased the manor of Belton, near Humby, with other estates, and Humby passed to his younger son Sir William Brownlow, 1st Baronet (1595–1666), created a baronet "of Humby" in 1641, whose grandson Sir John Brownlow, 3rd Baronet (1659–1697) appears to have deserted it on having inherited Belton form his great uncle, where he built the surviving grand mansion of Belton House which survives today. Earthworks of the manor's deserted medieval village and hall, with moats and fish ponds, are evident today.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 18, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5599347. Authority coordinates are 52.896, -0.527. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1086, 1232, 1553 and 1638.
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