Stainby

Description and Travel

Stainby is both a small village and a parish 9 miles south of Grantham and 7 miles west of Corby. It lies between Colsterworth parish to the east and Buckminster parish in neighborhing Leicestershire to the west, with Gunby parish to the south. The parish covers about 1,500 acres.

There is a hamlet of "Stainsby" in Ashby Puerorum parish near Horncastle.

If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the B676 arterial road off of the A1 motorway west out of Colsterworth for about 2 miles.
  
  
• See our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Census

• The parish was in the Colsterworth sub-district of the Grantham Registration District.
  
  
• In 1891, the parish became part of the Grantham South sub-district of the Grantham Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  
  
• The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Peter.
  
  
• The church was rebuilt in 1802.
  
  
• The church was thoroghly restored in 1865.
  
  
• The church seats 120.
  
  
• Here is a photo of Saint Peter's Church taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish registers exist from 1653 (some sources say 1561).
  
  
• Boyd's marriage index covers the period from 1561 - 1837.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage and burial indexes for the Beltisloe Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Colsterworth sub-district of the Grantham Registration District.
  
  
• In 1891, the parish became part of the Grantham South sub-district of the Grantham Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SK 9022.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Names, Geographical

• Stainby is from Old Scandinavian for "village of Stigandi", and the name appeared as Stigandebi in the 1086 Domesday Book.
  A. D. Mills, "A Dictionary of English Place-Names," Oxford University Press, 1991.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the ancient Betisloe Wapentake in the South Kesteven district in the parts of Kesteven.
  
  
• The parish was also within the Soke of Grantham.
  
  
• For today's district governance, contact the South Kesteven District Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• The Common Lands were enclosed here in 1773.
  
  
• As a result of the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, the parish became part of the Grantham Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

Year	Inhabitants
1801	108
1831	186
1841	189
1851	180
1861	168
1871	163
1891	141
1911	134

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Schools

• The Public Elementary School was built in 1840 to serve Stainby and Gunby parishes. It could hold 60 children, but average attendance was much less.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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