[1] On 1 April 1987 the parish was abolished and merged with East Kirkby.
[2] Hagnaby is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book as "Hagenebi", with 23 households.
[3] The church, dedicated to Saint Andrew, is a Grade II listed building dating from the late 18th century with 1881 and 1903 alterations, and consists of render over red brick.
[5] In 1964 Pevsner stated that remains of a large 1835 Tudor and Gothic style house (Hagnaby Priory) by Charles Kirk existed as part of a current office wing.
[6][7] In 1885 Kelly's Directory recorded a parish of 789 acres (3.2 km2), with agricultural production of wheat, oats, barley and beans.