Mumby is a village in the
East Lindsey
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district of
Lincolnshire
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, England. It is located south-east from the town of
Alford. In 2001 the population was recorded as 352, increasing to 447 at the 2011 Census.
The village is mentioned in the
Domesday Book
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of 1086 as consisting of 97 households.
The church is dedicated to
St Thomas of Canterbury and is of
Early English style. It is a Grade I
Listed Building
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. The
font
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is 14th century, and the western tower is 15th. It was repaired in 1844, with its
chancel
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being rebuilt in 1874. Further restorations were carried out between 1903 and 1908.
The dedication to St Thomas has been disputed;
["Church History"]
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. Retrieved 23 April 2011 J. Charles Cox refers to a dedication to St Peter. 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.
In the churchyard is the lower part of a 14th-century Grade II listed and
scheduled churchyard cross.
From 1888 until 1970
Mumby Road railway station, mentioned in
Flanders and Swann
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's song ''
Slow Train'' (1963), operated to the west of the village.
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Villages in Lincolnshire
Civil parishes in Lincolnshire
East Lindsey District