| Stewton | |
St Andrews, Stewton |
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Stewton
Stewton shown within Lincolnshire |
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| OS grid reference | TF360867 |
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| District | East Lindsey |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Louth |
| Postcode district | LN11 8 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Louth and Horncastle |
| List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire | |
Stewton is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies about 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the town of Louth, in the Lincolnshire Wolds a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
In Domesday Book of 1086 the village was called "Stivetone" and consisted of 19 households, 3 acres of meadow and 260 acres 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]