NAVENBY, a village and parish in the district and county of Lincoln. The village stands near Ermine-street, and near the Bourn and Lincoln railway, which was in course of formation in 1867, 2 ¾ miles E of the river Brant, and 9 S of Lincoln; is a polling-place for the parts of Kesteven; was formerly a market-town, with an ancient cross; and has a post-office under Grantham, a pleasure fair on the Thursday before Easter, and a business fair on 17 Oct. The parish comprises 2,110 acres. Real property, £5,622; of which £20 are in gasworks. Pop. in 1851, 1,057; in 1861, 1,170. Houses, 241. The manor belongs to the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln. The area extends to the river Brant; and is diversified by the South Cliff hills, which command an extensive view. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £588. Patron, Christ College, Cambridge. The church is partly early English, partly decorated; is large and handsome; and has a tower. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a parochial school with £133 a-year from endowment, and charities £68.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
