Historic churches · East Midlands
Stainfield
In or near Bardney.
Stainfield is a village and civil parish about 10 miles (16 km) east of the city of Lincoln, in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 censu
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
Stainfield is a village and civil parish about 10 miles (16 km) east of the city of Lincoln, in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 189.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Bardney Limewoods, Lincolnshire SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: BARDNEY LIMEWOODS
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Lincolnshire Wolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Stainfield is a village and civil parish about 10 miles (16 km) east of the city of Lincoln, in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 189.
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Background
History
The name Stainfield derives from "a stony clearing", from the Old Norse 'steinn' and 'thveit'. In 1086 Stainfield was named as Stainfelde and Stain in the ancient wapentake of Wraggoe in the South Riding of Lindsey, Lincolnshire.
Description
One of Lincolnshire's legends tells of a wild man who lived in the woods near Stainfield. The story appears in Folklore around Horncastle (1915) by Revd James Alpas Penny, who writes that in Stainfield church is the helmet of one of the Tyrwhitts of Stainfield, with the family crest of a wild man with a dagger. He recounts the legend that one Francis Tyrwhitt-Drake was promised all the land in Stainfield if he could kill the wild man who had terrorised the district. As he lay asleep, Drake ran the wild man through with his sword. A variation of this story, set in the 12th century, identifies the wild man as a Stainfield nobleman who had been away fighting in the Crusades for so long that…
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- Coordinates
- 53.2440, -0.3380
- County
- Lincolnshire
- District
- West Lindsey
- Parish
- Stainfield
- Postcode
- LN8 5JJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Gainsborough
Sources
- wikipedia: Stainfield (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stainfield?
- Stainfield is in Lincolnshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode LN8 5JJ), in the parish of Stainfield.
- What is Stainfield?
- Stainfield is a village and civil parish about 10 miles (16 km) east of the city of Lincoln, in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 censu
- How do I get to Stainfield?
- Drivers can use postcode LN8 5JJ.
- Is Stainfield a protected site?
- Yes — Stainfield is part of the Bardney Limewoods, Lincolnshire SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the BARDNEY LIMEWOODS National Nature Reserve.
- Is Stainfield free to visit?
- Yes, Stainfield is free to enter.
- How do I get to Stainfield?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LN8 5JJ. It sits within the Gainsborough parliamentary constituency.