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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

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.
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. 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.
  
  
• 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 northeast of Market Raisen and 6 miles southeast of Caistor. The parish covers just over 3,000 acres and includes the hamlet of Orford.

If you are planning a visit:

• See our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TF 1794.
  
  
• For a modern map of the area, try: Multimaps.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in 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.
  
  

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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.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

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

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