Stainby

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title: "Stainby" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-lincolnshire", "former-civil-parishes-in-lincolnshire", "south-kesteven-district"] description: "Hamlet in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England" topic_path: "general/villages-in-lincolnshire" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stainby" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Hamlet in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]

Field	Value
static_image_name	Stainby, Lincolnshire - geograph.org.uk - 38280.jpg
static_image_caption	Stainby village
country	England
official_name	Stainby
coordinates
civil_parish	Gunby and Stainby
shire_district	South Kesteven
shire_county	Lincolnshire
region	East Midlands
constituency_westminster	Grantham and Stamford
post_town	GRANTHAM
postcode_district	NG33
postcode_area	NG
os_grid_reference	SK908229
london_distance_mi	95
london_direction	S
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| static_image_name= Stainby, Lincolnshire - geograph.org.uk - 38280.jpg | static_image_alt= | static_image_caption= Stainby village | country = England | official_name= Stainby | map_alt= | coordinates = | population= | civil_parish= Gunby and Stainby | shire_district= South Kesteven | shire_county = Lincolnshire | region= East Midlands | constituency_westminster= Grantham and Stamford | post_town= GRANTHAM | postcode_district = NG33 | postcode_area= NG | dial_code= | os_grid_reference= SK908229 | london_distance_mi= 95 | london_direction= S NOTOC 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 mi west from the A1 road, 1.5 mi east from the Viking Way and the Leicestershire border, and 8 mi south from Grantham. In 1921 the parish had a population of 117. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/St_Peter's_Church_Stainby_-geograph.org.uk-_1353960.jpg" caption="St Peter's Church, Stainby"] ::

Stainby is part of the civil parish of Gunby and Stainby, which is now administered as part of the Colsterworth district parishes. Stainby had been a parish in its own right until 1931. 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 used by heavy goods vehicles from the nearby industrial estate at Sewstern and by vehicles heading from the Midlands towards East Anglia; an alternative route is through Wymondham and South Witham.

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.

History

Stainby is recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book as "Stigandebi". The remains of a Motte, probably associated with the former Manor House, stand in the village. It is known as **.

On 1 April 1931 the parish was abolished and merged with Gunby to form "Gunby and Stainby".

References

References

1. "Population statistics Stainby CP/AP through time". [[A Vision of Britain through Time]].
2. "Colsterworth & District Parishes". Lincolnshire county council.
3. "Stainby CP through time ; Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit". GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth.
4. (3 January 2006). "Grantham: Bottesford & Colsterworth". Ordnance survey of Great Britain.
5. [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/102797 Stainby quarry]
6. (24 September 2004). "Domesday Book: A Complete Translation". Penguin.
7. Roffe, David. "Former castle on Tower Hill".
8. {{cite PastScape
9. "Relationships and changes Stainby CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time.

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