Stoke Rochford

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Stoke Rochford is a small village near Grantham in Lincolnshire. It is most notable for its beautiful Stoke Rochford Hall, designed by William Burn and built in 1815, which was gutted by fire on January 25 2005. This is the NUT's national training centre, and a popular and picturesque venue for conferences and wedding receptions. Until the late 1970s, it was known as Kesteven College of Education, a teacher training college.

There is a golf club and Welland Enterprise, who give advice to local small businesses, are based on Cringle Road. The church is part of the Colsterworth group of churches. The small village has a post office.

The village's most famous current residents are Geoff Capes and Lady Sarah McCorquodale. Her husband, Neil, is on the parish council (Stoke Rochford and Easton).