Dunsby is a small village and

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in the

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of in

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, England. It is north from Bourne, just east off the A15, and on the western edge of the Lincolnshire

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. In 2001 it had a population of 141, reducing to 122 at the 2011 census. The Grade I listed

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is dedicated to

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. Built of

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and

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, it dates from the 12th century, and was

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in 1857. The church is part of the Ringstone in

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group of the Deanery of

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. The vicar was the Revd Dr Lynda Pugh between 2012 and 2018. The incumbent is the Revd Neil Bullen. The village cross is a medieval

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sited at a road junction in the village, and consists of the base and of shaft. Dunsby is mentioned in the

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under the name of Dunesbe.Domesday Book
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References

Literature

Honniball P (2021) ''HISTORY OF DUNSBY, a village in South Lincolnshire and of some of the people who have lived there.'' Privately published 340pp.

External links

* {{authority control Villages in Lincolnshire Civil parishes in Lincolnshire South Kesteven District