Stewton

Stewton

St Andrew's Church, Stewton
Stewton
 Stewton shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid referenceTF360867
    London 135 mi (217 km)  S
DistrictEast Lindsey
Shire countyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Louth
Postcode district LN11
Dialling code 01507
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentLouth and Horncastle
List of places
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England
Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 53°21′36″N 0°02′36″E / 53.360039°N 0.043305°E / 53.360039; 0.043305

Stewton is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated about 2 miles (3.2 km) east from the town of Louth, in the Lincolnshire Wolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The population is included in the civil parish of Keddington.

In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village is written as "Stivetone", with of 19 households, 3 acres (0.0 km2) of meadow and 5 acres (0.0 km2) of woodland.[1]

The Grade II* listed parish church is dedicated to Saint Andrew and dates from the 11th century, although it was rebuilt in 1866 by James Fowler of Louth. In 1902 the west porch was added.[2]

References

  1. "Stewton". Domesday Map. Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  2. "St Andrews, Stewton". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
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