| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Static image name | St. Thomas of Canterbury, Mumby, Lincolnshire - geograph.org.uk - 173268.jpg |
| Coordinates | 53.24366°N 0.27018°E |
| Population | 447 |
| Shire district | East Lindsey |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Constituency westminster | Boston and Skegness |
| Post town | Alford |
| Postcode district | LN13 |
| Postcode area | LN |
| Os grid reference | TF515742 |
| London distance | 120 mi |
| London direction | S |
Mumby is a village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is located 4 miles (6 km) south-east from the town of Alford. In 2001 the population was recorded as 352,[1] increasing to 447 at the 2011 Census.
The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as consisting of 97 households.[2]
The church is dedicated to St Thomas of Canterbury and is of Early English style. It is a Grade I Listed Building.[3] The font is 14th century, and the western tower is 15th. It was repaired in 1844, with its chancel being rebuilt in 1874.[4] Further restorations were carried out between 1903 and 1908.[5]
The dedication to St Thomas has been disputed;[6] J. Charles Cox refers to a dedication to St Peter.[7] It was originally called St Thomas of Canterbury, but it would appear it was briefly changed to St Peter, but has reverted to its original name.[8]
In the churchyard is the lower part of a 14th-century Grade II listed and scheduled churchyard cross.[9][10]
From 1888 until 1970 Mumby Road railway station, mentioned in Flanders and Swann's song Slow Train (1963), operated to the west of the village.
| Year | Population[11] |
|---|---|
| 1801 | 461 |
| 1811 | 494 |
| 1821 | 582 |
| 1831 | 619 |
| 1841 | 786 |
| 1851 | 839 |
| 1881 | 639 |
| 1891 | 576 |
| 1901 | 270 |
| 1911 | 285 |
| 1921 | 255 |
| 1931 | 565 |
| 1941 | N/A (World War II) |
| 1951 | 281 |
| 1961 | 206 |
| 2001 | 352 |
| 2011 | 447 |
References
- ^ "Neighbourhood Statistics". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
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- ^ "Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Mumby". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
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- ^ "Kellys Directory of Lincolnshire" (PDF). 9th ed. London: Kellys Directories Ltd. 1919. p. 446.
- ^ "Church History", Genuki. Retrieved 23 April 2011
- ^ Cox, J. Charles (1916); Lincolnshire, Methuen & Co. Ltd., p.233: "The large church (St Peter) is in the main a good example of E.E. It has a massive W. tower, a beautiful S. door-way enriched with dog-tooth moulding, and nave arcades of 4 bays with capitals of stiff conventional foliage. The chancel was rebuilt in 1874."
- ^ Retrieved 1 May 2011.
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- ^ "Mumby parish population:Vision of Britain"