Stainby is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Gunby and Stainby, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 2 miles (3.2 km) west from the A1 road, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east from the Viking Way and the Leicestershire border, and 8 miles (13 km) south from Grantham. In 1921 the parish had a population of 117.[1]
| Stainby | |
|---|---|
 Stainby village | |
  Stainby Location within Lincolnshire | |
| OS grid reference | SK908229 |
| • London | 95 mi (153 km) S |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GRANTHAM |
| Postcode district | NG33 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Stainby is nominally in the civil parish of Gunby and Stainby, although the parish is now administered as part of the Colsterworth district parishes.[2] Stainby had been a parish in its own right until 1931.[3] Adjacent villages include Buckminster, North Witham, Colsterworth, Gunby, Sewstern and Skillington.
Stainby is on the B676 road which runs between Melton Mowbray (Buckminster Road) and Colsterworth (Colsterworth Road). The road is frequented by heavy goods vehicles from the nearby industrial estate at Sewstern and by vehicles heading from the Midlands towards East Anglia;[citation needed] an alternative route is through Wymondham and South Witham.[4]
There are no shops or public houses - the nearest are in Colsterworth. The church, on Main Road, is dedicated to St Peter. The former Stainby quarry is an event venue for vehicle off-roading.[5]
History edit
Stainby is recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book as "Stigandebi".[6] The remains of a Motte, probably associated with the former Manor House, stand in the village. It is known as Tower Hill.[4][7][8]
On 1 April 1931 the parish was abolished and merged with Gunby to form "Gunby and Stainby".[9]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Population statistics Stainby CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Colsterworth & District Parishes". Lincolnshire county council. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
Colsterworth and District Parish Council is a combined council consisting of the civil parishes of Colsterworth, (which includes the hamlet of Woolsthorpe By Colsterworth), Gunby and Stainby and recently North Witham, (which includes Lobthorpe).
- ^ "Stainby CP through time ; Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ a b Grantham: Bottesford & Colsterworth (Map) (A1 ed.). 1:25 000. OS Explorer. Ordnance survey of Great Britain. 3 January 2006. § 247. ISBN 9780319238332.
- ^ Stainby quarry
- ^ Williams, Ann; Martin, G. H. (24 September 2004). Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin. pp. 929, 1403. ISBN 978-0-14-143994-5.
- ^ Roffe, David. "Former castle on Tower Hill".
- ^ Historic England. "Tower Hill (325490)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Stainby CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
