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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.

St Peter's Church is a Grade I listed Anglican parish church dedicated to Saint Peter, in Ropsley, Lincolnshire, England. The church is 5 miles (8 km) east from Grantham, and in the South Kesteven Lincolnshire Vales. St Peter's is in the ecclesiastical parish of Ropsley, and is part of the North Beltisloe Group of churches in the Deanery of Beltisloe, and the Diocese of Lincoln.

Little Humby or 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. Humby has a ford that is prone to flooding, and a 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.

Braceby and Sapperton is a civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 47. The parish consists of the two small villages of Braceby and Sapperton. Each village contains a small church dating from the 12th or 13th century. The northern edge of the parish is formed by the A52 Grantham to Boston road, and the western edge is largely coincident with the former line of the Roman road King Street between Stainfield and Anacaster. Part of this boundary is the ancient 'long hollow', and part the East Glen river. There are small woodlands on the eastern edge of the parish. The parish is around 80m above sea level on the Lincolnshire limestone hills between Grantham and the Fens.College Farmhouse dates back to 1677.For the purposes of local democracy, the parish is administered as part of adjacent Ropsley and Humby.

Ropsley and Humby is a civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. According to the 2001 Census it had a population of 808, increasing to 816 at the 2011 census. The parish consists of the small villages of Ropsley and Great Humby and the larger Little Humby, and the Deserted Medieval Villages of Overton Green and Ogarth. The northern edge of the parish is formed by the A52 Grantham to Boston road, and the eastern edge is largely coincident with the former line of the Roman road King Street between Stainfield and Anacaster. Part of this boundary is the ancient 'long hollow'. The parish is around 100m above sea level on the Lincolnshire limestone hills between Grantham and the Fens. The open country in the north of the parish is known as Ropsley MoorFor the purposes of local democracy, the parish is administered with adjacent Braceby and Sapperton.

Braceby is a village in the civil parish of Braceby and Sapperton, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The village includes a roadside nature reserve sheltering 250 species of plant life.

Sapperton is a village in the civil parish of Braceby and Sapperton, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The nearest town is Grantham, 6 miles (9.7 km) to the west. Adjacent villages include Braceby, Pickworth and Ropsley. In 1921 the parish had a population of 46. On 1 April 1931 the parish was abolished and merged with Braceby to form "Braceby and Sapperton"."Causennis" is a Roman settlement site less than 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south of Sapperton on the East Glenn River, near its source. It was excavated between 1973 and 1981, and again 1984 to 1988, revealing stone buildings, iron-smelting furnaces and various artifacts. The Hall is a Grade II listed building and dates possibly from the 16th century, with 17th- and 18th-century alterations, and very minor 19th- and 20th-century alterations.St Nicholas parish church is Grade II listed and dedicated to Saint Nicholas. It dates from the 12th to the 15th century, with 19th-century alterations. The tower is 13th-century and there is a 12th-century font.The ecclesiastical parish is part of The North Beltisloe Group of parishes, in the Deanery of Beltisloe in the Diocese of Lincoln. From 2006 to 2011, the incumbent was The Revd Richard Ireson.

Boothby Pagnell is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population is now included in the civil parish of Bitchfield and Bassingthorpe.

St Bartholomew's Church is a Grade I listed Anglican church dedicated to St Bartholomew the Apostle, in the English village of Welby, Lincolnshire. It is 4 miles (6 km) north-east of Grantham, and 1 mile (1.6 km) east of High Dyke, on part of the old Ermine Street Roman road. The church is in the ecclesiastical parish and Group of Ancaster and Wilsford, in the Deanery of Loveden, and the Diocese of Lincoln.

Ingoldsby is a small village in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 7 miles (11 km) south-east from the market town of Grantham, 32 miles (51 km) south of the county town of Lincoln, and 33 miles (53 km) east of the City of Nottingham. The village contains approximately 121 households. Ingoldsby is a civil parish and an ecclesiastical parish. The ecclesiastical parish is part of The North Beltisloe Group of parishes in the Deanery of Beltisloe. From 2006 to 2011 the incumbent was Rev Richard Ireson. The parish church is dedicated to St Bartholomew. Ingoldsby is situated midway between Grantham and Bourne. Adjacent villages include Great Humby, Lenton, Bitchfield and Boothby Pagnell. The population of the parish is 254. Close by to the east of the village is the Roman road King Street that ran from Bourne to near Ancaster.Adjacent to the village is the minor hamlet of Scotland, and Scotland House. They are connected by Scotland Lane.Ingoldsby forms the most southerly point of the Ropsley Triangle, which denotes the area between Ropsley, Boothby Pagnell and Ingoldsby.

Welby is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish was 169 in 82 households at the 2011 census. It lies 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Grantham. The neighbouring villages are Aisby, Oasby, and Heydour.

Old Somerby (pronounced Summerby) is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, 3 miles (5 km) south-east of Grantham. It lies on the B1176 road, with the village centre about 1 mile (1.6 km) east of its junction with the A52 and B6403, and adjacent to the East Coast Main Line.