| Stainton le Vale | |
St Andrews, Stainton le Vale |
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Stainton le Vale
Stainton le Vale shown within Lincolnshire |
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| OS grid reference | TF174942 |
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| Parish | Thoresway |
| District | West Lindsey |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Market Rasen |
| Postcode district | LN8 6 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Gainsborough |
| List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire | |
Stainton le Vale is a village in the civil parish of Thoresway in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies about 6 miles (9.7 km) north east of the town of Market Rasen and about 6 miles (9.7 km) south east of the town of Caistor. It is a former civil parish[1] and lies in the Lincolnshire Wolds a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
At the time of Domesday Book of 1086 it was named "Staintone" and consisted of 39 households, land, and a mill.[2]
The parish church is a grade II listed building dedicated to Saint Andrew and dating from 1300. It was restored in 1886 and again in 1914 after falling into ruin in the 17th century.[3]
Stainton le Vale CE School was recognised as a church of England public elementary school in 1873, it appears to have closed in the summer of 1934.[4]