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All Saints church, Great Sturton |
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Great Sturton
Great Sturton shown within Lincolnshire |
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| OS grid reference | TF215767 |
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| District | East Lindsey |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | LN9 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Louth and Horncastle |
| List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire | |
Great Sturton is a hamlet and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It has only twelve houses and fewer than 40 residents. It is approximately 7 miles (11 km) from the market town of Horncastle.
The church is dedicated to All Saints,[1] and is a Grade II* listed building dating from the 11th century. It was restored in 1904 by T. J. Micklethwaite.[2]
Both a middle and a late Bronze Age spearhead were found at Great Sturton.[3] [4]
There are two deserted medieval villages (or DMV) listed for Great Sturton, the first was called Sudtone,[5] the second was the hamlet of Lowthorpe.[6]
It is neighboured by the villages of Sotby, Baumber, Hatton and Ranby.
The first Hall is a Grade II listed ruin. The house was deserted in 1810 when the Livesey family bought the manor and built a new Hall in Sturton Park. [7] [8] The Manor along with neighbouring Baumber, once belonged to Thomas Dighton whose daughter and Heiress married Edward Clinton, the second son of the first Earl Of Lincoln, whos successors were the Dukes of Newcastle. These estates remained in the family until they were sold to Thomas Livesey of Blackburn, Lancashire. [8]
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