| Static Image Name: | Church of St. Peter, Great Limber - geograph.org.uk - 109909.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | St Peter's Church, Great Limber |
| Country: | England |
| Official Name: | Great Limber |
| Coordinates: | 53.5628°N -0.2899°W |
| Population: | 271 |
| Population Ref: | (2011) |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Post Town: | GRIMSBY |
| Postcode District: | DN37 |
| Postcode Area: | DN |
| Os Grid Reference: | TA133087 |
| London Distance Mi: | 145 |
| London Direction: | S |
Great Limber is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 271.[1] It is on the A18, 8miles west from Grimsby and 8 miles east from Brigg.
In 1885 Kelly's Directory noted a Wesleyan chapel, built in 1841. The parish of 4970acres, including 936acres of woodland, was farmed on four and five field systems, and produced chiefly wheat, barley and turnips. Its population in 1881 was 489.[2]
Great Limber Grade I listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Peter. It is built in Norman and Decorated styles, consisting of chancel, nave, and aisles, with attached chapels and south porch, and a low crenellated west tower with three bells.[2] The church was partly restored in 1873.[3] Its chancel is mostly Victorian, although its arch is 13th-century as is the font. An 1890 stained glass window in the north aisle is by Kempe.[4]
Until their disbandment in 1312, the Knights Templar were major landowners on the higher lands of Lincolnshire, where they had a number of preceptories on property which provided income, while Temple Bruer was an estate on the Lincoln Heath, believed to have been used also for military training.[5] The preceptories from which the Lincolnshire properties were managed were:[6]