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Tumby Bay Hotel
Tumby may refer to: Australia * Tumby Bay, South Australia (previously known as Tumby), a town * Tumby Island, an island in Tumby Bay in South Australia England * Tumby Woodside, Lincolnshire * Tumby, Lincolnshire Tumby is a village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately north from Coningsby and south from Horncastle, and in the civil parish of Kirkby on Bain. Tumby Woodside Tumby Woodside is a hamlet about ... * Tumby Moorside, Lincolnshire {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tumby Bay, South Australia
Tumby Bay is a coastal town situated on the Spencer Gulf, on the eastern coast of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, north of Port Lincoln. The town of Tumby Bay is the major population centre of the District Council of Tumby Bay, and the centre of an agricultural district farming cereal crops and sheep, as well as having established fishing and tourism industries. History The bay was first explored and given the name ''Tumby Bay'' by Matthew Flinders in 1802, after a parish in Lincolnshire, England. In 1840 Governor Gawler renamed the bay ''Harvey('s) Bay'' after one other district's early settlers. Then on 15 November 1900 the town of ''Tumby'' was proclaimed by Governor Tennyson, and the name of the bay itself reverted to ''Tumby Bay''. On 14 June 1984 the town officially became known as ''Tumby Bay''. The earliest settlers to the district arrived in the 1840s, and farmed the area with wheat and sheep predominantly. The town soon grew into an important grain storage and l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tumby Island
Tumby Island is a low bedrock island located 500 m east of the southern tip of Tumby Bay (Tumby Point) in Spencer Gulf, South Australia. The island is a conservation park comprising 35 hectares. The island can be accessed on foot at low tide by traversing shallow water-covered rock flats and curving sand. Visitors should request access permission from DEWNR ( Government of South Australia) before visiting and be mindful of the presence of Death adders. History The island was named by explorer Matthew Flinders in 1802, after his native parish in England. On April 20, 1909, a 15–16 ft great white shark was caught near Tumby Island by Captain Simms and the crew of the fishing cutter ''Minnie Simms''. It was almost 10 ft in circumference. Its jaws measured 2 ft across and some of its teeth were bought by people in Tumby Bay. On December 26, 1914, the region's first boating fatality was recorded involving a boat en route to Tumby Island departing from Tumby Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tumby Woodside
Tumby is a village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately north from Coningsby and south from Horncastle, and in the civil parish of Kirkby on Bain. Tumby Woodside Tumby Woodside is a hamlet about south-east of the village of Tumby. The woods are of oak and larch. In the 15th century it belonged to Ralph, Lord Cromwell, and was also known as Tumby Chase. Tumby Woodside railway station opened here in 1913 serving the Great Northern Railway, and closed in 1970. A Wesleyan Methodist chapel was founded in Tumby Woodside in 1818 and was rebuilt in 1897. It closed in 2004. There was formerly an Anglican church dedicated to St Lawrence, in the neighbouring hamlet of Moorhouses, built by James Fowler in 1875. This is also closed. The Tumby estate was owned by the Hawley baronets. The murderer Ethel Major was daughter of the estate gamekeeper and was born and raised in a lodge on the estate. Tumby Moorside Tumby Moorside is a hamlet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tumby, Lincolnshire
Tumby is a village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately north from Coningsby and south from Horncastle, and in the civil parish of Kirkby on Bain. Tumby Woodside Tumby Woodside is a hamlet about south-east of the village of Tumby. The woods are of oak and larch. In the 15th century it belonged to Ralph, Lord Cromwell, and was also known as Tumby Chase. Tumby Woodside railway station opened here in 1913 serving the Great Northern Railway, and closed in 1970. A Wesleyan Methodist chapel was founded in Tumby Woodside in 1818 and was rebuilt in 1897. It closed in 2004. There was formerly an Anglican church dedicated to St Lawrence, in the neighbouring hamlet of Moorhouses, built by James Fowler in 1875. This is also closed. The Tumby estate was owned by the Hawley baronets. The murderer Ethel Major was daughter of the estate gamekeeper and was born and raised in a lodge on the estate. Tumby Moorside Tumby Moorside is a hamlet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
