- Market Stainton
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Coordinates: 53°18′05″N 0°09′30″W / 53.30135800°N 0.15839517°W
Market Stainton
St Michael's church, Market Stainton
Market Stainton shown within LincolnshireOS grid reference TF228798 District East Lindsey Shire county Lincolnshire Region East Midlands Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town Market Rasen Postcode district LN8 Police Lincolnshire Fire Lincolnshire Ambulance East Midlands EU Parliament East Midlands UK Parliament Louth and Horncastle List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire Market Stainton is a village and civil parish about 7 miles (11 km) north of the town of Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England.
The village was described as "Staintone" in Domesday Book of 1086, when it consisted of 28 households, 80 acres of meadow, and two mills.[1]
The parish church is a grade II listed building dedicated to Saint Michael and built of greenstone, limestone and red brick, dating from the 13th century.[2] The church is now disused and it may be made redundant by the Diocese of Lincoln.[3]
Market Stainton Hall is a grade II listed brick built country house.[4]
References
- ^ "Stainton". Domesday Map. Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull. http://www.domesdaymap.co.uk/place/TF2279/market-stainton/. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ "St Michael, Market Stainton". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1359971. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ "St Michael church, Market Stainton". Asterby Group of Churches. St Marys, Horncastle, Website. http://www.stmaryshorncastle.org.uk/the-south-wolds-group/asterby-group/market-stainton/. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ "Market Stainton Hall". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1308535. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
Categories:- Lincolnshire geography stubs
- Villages in Lincolnshire
- Civil parishes in Lincolnshire
- East Lindsey
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