Mumby

For the rugby footballer, see Keith Mumby.

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,^[2] increasing to 447 at the 2011 Census.

Mumby
Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Mumby
Mumby Location within Lincolnshire
Population	447 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	TF515742
• London	120 mi (190 km) S
District	East Lindsey
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Alford
Postcode district	LN13
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Boston and Skegness
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53.243660°N 0.27018°E / 53.243660; 0.27018

The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as consisting of 97 households.^[3]

The church is dedicated to St Thomas of Canterbury and is of Early English style. It is a Grade I Listed Building.^[4] The font is 14th century, and the western tower is 15th. It was repaired in 1844, with its chancel being rebuilt in 1874.^[5] Further restorations were carried out between 1903 and 1908.^[6]

The dedication to St Thomas has been disputed;^[7] J. Charles Cox refers to a dedication to St Peter.^[8] 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.^[9]

In the churchyard is the lower part of a 14th-century Grade II listed and scheduled churchyard cross.^[10][11]

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[12]
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

1. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 23 August 2011.
2. "Neighbourhood Statistics". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
3. Mumby in the Domesday Book. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
4. "Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Mumby". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
5. Historic England. "St Thomas of Canterbury (1204944)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
6. "Kellys Directory of Lincolnshire" (PDF) (9th ed.). London: Kellys Directories Ltd. 1919. p. 446.
7. "Church History", Genuki. Retrieved 23 April 2011
8. 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."
9. Historic England. "Church of St Thomas of Canterbury (355978)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 1 May 2011.
10. Historic England. "Churchyard Cross (listing) (1359710)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
11. Historic England. "Churchyard Cross (scheduling) (1014423)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
12. "Mumby parish population:Vision of Britain".

External links

• Media related to Mumby at Wikimedia Commons