Little Humby

Little Humby or Humby^[1] is a hamlet in the civil parish of Ropsley and Humby, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies 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.

Little Humby
Little Humby village green
Little Humby Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference	TF003330
• London	100 mi (160 km) S
Civil parish	Ropsley and Humby
District	South Kesteven
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GRANTHAM
Postcode district	NG33
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Grantham and Stamford
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 52.885°N 0.511°W / 52.885; -0.511

Humby has a ford that is prone to flooding,^{[citation needed]} and a red telephone box. Inhabitants petitioned to keep the box when the local council made plans for a modern replacement.^{[citation needed]}

Local wildlife includes badgers, and birds such as blue tits, wrens, chaffinches, seagulls, kestrels, red kites and buzzards.^{[citation needed]}

Richard Todd, actor, lived and died at Little Humby.^[2]

Little Humby was formerly in the parish of Ropsley,^[3] in 1866 Little Humby became a separate civil parish,^[4] on 24 March 1887 the parish was abolished to form "Humby".^[5] In 1881 the parish had a population of 104.^[6]