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Stainton le Vale (Stainton in the Hole)

Census

• The parish was in the Market Rasen sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  
  
• The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Andrew.
  
  
• Some portions of the building date back to the early Norman period circa 1100.
  
  
• The interior of the church was restored in 1885. In 1913, the roof was restored.
  
  
• The church is a small building, seating only 90.
  
  
• A photograph of St. Andrew's church is at the Wendy PARKINSON English Church Photographs site.
  
  
• Richard CROFT has a photograph of St. Andrew's Church on Geo-graph, taken in February, 2006.
  
  
• Here is a photo of Saint Andrew's Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1765 for marriages and 1757 for baptisms and burials.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Westwold Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The Primitive Methodists built a small chapel here in 1894. For information and assistance in researching these chapels, see our non-conformist religions page.
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Market Rasen sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which started in July, 1837.
  
  

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Description and Travel

Stainton-le-Vale (or "Stainton-le-Hole") is a small village and parish in the Wold Hills, about 6 miles north-east of Market Raisen and 6 miles south-east of Caistor. The parish covers just over 3,000 acres and includes the hamlet of Orford.

If you are planning a visit:

• Kate NICOL has a photograph of central Stainton (and the Meeting House) on Geo-graph, taken in September, 2009.
  
  
• See our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Manors

• Stainton Hall was occupied by Joseph DRAKES, a farmer, in 1912.
  
  
• Kate NICOL has a photograph of Stainton Hall on Geo-graph, taken in October, 2009.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 1794.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
  
  
• You might like the 1906 inch-to-the-mile map of North East Lincolnshire.
  
  

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Military History

• Kate NICOL has a photograph of the War Memorial on Geo-graph, taken in October, 2009.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• This place was an ancient parish in Lincoln county and became a modern Civil Parish when those were established.
  
  
• The parish was in the southern division of the ancient Walshcroft Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• Kelly's 1913 Directory of Lincolnshire places the parish in the East Lindsey division of the county.
  
  
• Today's district governance is provided by the West Lindsey District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Caistor Poor Law Union.
  
  
• Bastardy cases would be heard at the Market Rasen petty session hearings.
  
  

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Population

Year	Inhabitants
1801	108
1831	118
1841	148
1871	215
1891	195
1901	211
1911	171

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Schools

• A Public Elementary School was built here prior to 1911. It could hold up to 40 students.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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