Sturton le Steeple
| Sturton le Steeple | |
| Nottinghamshire | |
|---|---|
 St Peter and St Paul, Sturton, with the power station | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK787838 |
| Location: | 53°21’0"N, 0°49’12"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 486 (2011) |
| Post town: | Retford |
| Postcode: | DN22 |
| Dialling code: | 01427 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Bassetlaw |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Bassetlaw |
Sturton le Steeple is a village in north-eastern Nottinghamshire, located six miles east of Retford and close to the Lincolnshire border. According to the 2011 census it had a population (including Littleborough) of 486
The parish church, St Peter and St Paul's Church, has a 14th-century tower with 12 pinnacles. The rest of the church was rebuilt after a fire in 1901–02.[1]
Half a mile to the north stands West Burton Power Station (on the site of the lost village of West Burton), whose cooling towers dominate the view of what is otherwise a pretty village.
Miscellany
Pastor John Robinson was born in Sturton Le Steeple about 1576, the first child of John and Ann Robinson. John Robinson was the founder of the Pilgrims who sailed to North America in the Mayflower.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Sturton le Steeple) |
References
- ↑ Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire, 1951; 1979 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09636-1page 340-341
