[6] The remains of British Iron Age farms have been found at Chapel Lane, a site now protected as a public open space by the district and parish councils and supported by Navenby Archaeology Group.

[6] The Romans are reported to have maintained a small base or garrison in the village, and a possible Romano-British temple and burial sites have been unearthed in the area.

The Penny Cyclopaedia of 1839, published by The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, described the village in this way:[20] Navenby is in the hundred of Boothby Graffoe, parts of Kesteven, on the road from Grantham to Lincoln, 124 miles [200 km] from London.

The village war memorial, a rough hewn stone Celtic Cross mounted on a plinth with a three-stepped base, is in the churchyard of St Peter's.

0d., and is in the patronage of the Master and Fellows of Christ Church College, Cambridge.Navenby was classed as an ancient parish from the 11th to the 19th century, as it came "under the jurisdiction of a clergyman" and existed before 1597.

[38] The money generated by land rent was used by Roger de Newton, the first incumbent of the chantry chapel at Harby, Nottinghamshire, to maintain the building.

4. c. 45), Lincolnshire sent twelve members to parliament, including two for the county, two for the city of Lincoln and two for the boroughs of Boston, Grantham, Great Grimsby and Stamford.

[47] Today, Navenby has its own parish council, dealing with issues such as play-area revamps and the protection of public open spaces.

[49] The second tier of local government provided for Navenby is the Conservative-controlled North Kesteven District Council, which is responsible for housing problems and public health.

[50] Conservative-led Lincolnshire County Council provides the top tier of local government for Navenby, with responsibility for highways, sites of special interest and schools.

[51] Following the by-election of December 2016, Navenby is represented at government level by Caroline Johnson, the Conservative MP for Sleaford and North Hykeham constituency, following the resignation of Stephen Phillips.

Prior to Phillips, the Right Honorable Douglas Hogg QC, stood down from the post before the 2010 election after having to pay back the cost of cleaning his moat.

Former Conservative turned Liberal Democrat Bill Newton Dunn represented the area as a Member of the European Parliament.

[53] Newton Dunn lives in Navenby and his European responsibilities included vice-chairman of Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy Committee.

The street includes a mix of 18th-century cottages, Victorian properties, Grade II listed farm buildings and 20th-century homes.

Compared with other parts of the country, Lincolnshire – and Navenby – are slightly warmer and sunnier in the summer and colder and frostier in the winter.

Owing to Navenby's inland position, far from the landfall of most Atlantic depressions, it is one of the driest places to live in the UK, receiving, on average, less than 2 ft (610 mm) of rain per year.

[58] The mean annual daily duration of bright sunshine is four hours and 12 minutes; the absence of any high ground is probably responsible for the area being one of the sunniest parts of the British Isles.

[33] The village does, however, offer limited work opportunities, with the High Street lined with shops, fast-food stores and public houses.

A doctors' surgery, building society and residential care home are based in the village, although the post office closed in January 2011.

[78] The centre of Navenby village is a designated conservation area; many of the stone and brick-built houses date back hundreds of years.

[79] Mrs Smith's Cottage is a mid-19th century Grade II listed building made from early Victorian red bricks.

The old pig sty and storage shed, deemed beyond repair, were demolished and the bricks used to build a purpose-built visitor centre, used for exhibitions about Navenby and the locality.

[15] The carving is recognised as one of the finest in Lincolnshire, if not in the country, and receives a mention in virtually every book written on churches and their architecture.

It fell victim, however, to the government's post-war railway closure programme, which was designed to modernise the service and return it to profitability.

[93] This is a mixed comprehensive school named after Field Marshal William Robertson, who was born in Welbourn and served in the First World War.

[109] The pentagram includes the nearby villages of Temple Bruer – which has strong connections with the Knights Templar of the 12th century – as well as Wellingore and Harmston.

[113][114] Although the A607 trunk road passes through Navenby, the village can also be accessed from the "haunted" A15,[86] which runs past the end of Green Man Lane.

Healthcare is provided by the United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, and a doctors' surgery operates in North Lane.

She became one of the youngest people to achieve the UEFA B coaching licence in 2006 and now plays with the West Ham United Ladies.