Great Gonerby
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Great Gonerby is a village and civil parish
in the South Kesteven
district of Lincolnshire
, England. It lies less than 1 miles (1.6 km) north from Grantham
. To its north is the A1 and Gonerby Moor. It is 360 ft above sea level
and overlooks the Vale of Belvoir
to the west and Grantham to the south.
The urban sprawl
from Grantham in the 1990s has meant that the village is separated from the town by only a few hundred metres.
Great Gonerby, with about 825 houses, has a social club, village shop, post office, and the Recruiting Sergeant public house
. Harry's Place, with seating for 10, is noted for being the smallest Michelin Starred restaurant.
The parish church is dedicated to St Sebastian.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the South Kesteven
South Kesteven
South Kesteven is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England, forming part of the traditional Kesteven division of the county. It covers Grantham, Stamford, Bourne and Market Deeping.-History:...
district of Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England. It lies less than 1 miles (1.6 km) north from Grantham
Grantham
Grantham is a market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It bestrides the East Coast Main Line railway , the historic A1 main north-south road, and the River Witham. Grantham is located approximately south of the city of Lincoln, and approximately east of Nottingham...
. To its north is the A1 and Gonerby Moor. It is 360 ft above sea level
Sea level
Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...
and overlooks the Vale of Belvoir
Vale of Belvoir
The Vale of Belvoir is an area of natural beauty on the borders of Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire in England. Indeed, the name itself derives from the Norman-French for beautiful view.-Extent and geology:...
to the west and Grantham to the south.
The urban sprawl
Urban sprawl
Urban sprawl, also known as suburban sprawl, is a multifaceted concept, which includes the spreading outwards of a city and its suburbs to its outskirts to low-density and auto-dependent development on rural land, high segregation of uses Urban sprawl, also known as suburban sprawl, is a...
from Grantham in the 1990s has meant that the village is separated from the town by only a few hundred metres.
Great Gonerby, with about 825 houses, has a social club, village shop, post office, and the Recruiting Sergeant public house
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
. Harry's Place, with seating for 10, is noted for being the smallest Michelin Starred restaurant.
The parish church is dedicated to St Sebastian.