Market Stainton
| Market Stainton | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 St Michael's Church, Market Stainton | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TF228798 |
| Location: | 53°18’5"N, 0°9’30"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 139 (2011 with Ranby and Sotby) |
| Post town: | Market Rasen |
| Postcode: | LN8 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Lindsey |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Louth and Horncastle |
Market Stainton is a village in Lindsey, the northern part of Lincolnshire. The village os about seven miles north of the market town of Horncastle.
History
A hoard of Roman coins was found in 1916, dated between AD 296 and 305. The coins are held in Grantham Museum.[1]
The village is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book as "Staintone", with 28 households, 80 acres of meadow, and two mills.[2]
A Tumulus, Ranby Hoe, survived until the 19th century, when it was removed to permit ploughing – on 1924 Ordnance Survey maps it is shown as Beacon Hill.[3]
The parish church, St Michael, is built of greenstone, limestone and red brick, dating from the 13th century. It is a Grade II listed building.[4] The church is now disused and it may be made redundant by the Diocese of Lincoln.[5]
Market Stainton Hall is a Grade II listed brick-built country house.[6] In 1872 there was a Wesleyan chapel.[7]
From 1943 to 1948 the RAF operated an ammunition depot, RAF Market Stainton.[8]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Market Stainton) |
References
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 352911 – Roman coins
- ↑ Market Stainton in the Domesday Book
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 352914 – Ranby Hoe
- ↑ National Heritage List 1359971: St Michael, Market Stainton (Grade II listing)
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1308535: Market Stainton Hall (Grade II listing)
- ↑ Market Stainton, Lincolnshire on Vision of Britain
- ↑ "RAF Market Stainton". http://www.raf-lincolnshire.info/marketstainton/marketstainton.htm. Retrieved 28 January 2016.