Stow, Lincolnshire
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| Stow | ||
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| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | LINCOLN | |
| Postcode district | LN1 | |
| Dialling code | 01427 | |
| Police | Lincolnshire | |
| Fire | Lincolnshire | |
| Ambulance | East Midlands | |
Stow (or, archaically, Stow-in-Lindsey) is a village and
Lincoln and 6 miles (10 km) south-east of Gainsborough, and lies along the B1241 road. The total resident population was 355 at the 2001 census,[1] increasing to 365 (and including Thorpe in the Fallows) at the 2011 census.[2]
The parish of Stow, which includes other localities such as
Methodist chapel, and the remains of a large minster church
.
There is another Stow in Lincolnshire, the site of a lost village and medieval fair, between Threekingham and Billingborough. The location is now known as Stow Green Hill. There is also Shepeau Stow near Spalding.
History
Stow dates back to
Anglo-Saxon period was known as Sidnaceaster ("ceaster" meant fortification or camp).[3] Its parish church, Stow Minster, is one of the oldest churches in Britain. As Sidnacestre, it is a titular see or bishopric in Roman Catholicism.[4]
Stow means "Holy Place". There is evidence of Roman activity within the village, including the discovery of ancient coins, ruins and foundations from this period.[citation needed]
Around 1640, the
Carl von Linné the Swedish botanist.[citation needed
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Governance
Lying within the
hundred of the ancient Parts of Lindsey,[3] having previously formed part of the ancient Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Lindsey.[citation needed
]
As a result of the
Willingham sub-district of the Gainsborough Registration District. In 1974, as part of the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972, Stow was given to the newly created non-metropolitan district of West Lindsey, though remained within the county of Lincolnshire.[citation needed
]
Stow Minster
There had been a church at Stow even before the
Scheduled Ancient Monument and was also included in the World Monuments Fund's 2006 list of the world's 100 most endangered sites. The arches in the Anglo-Saxon part are the tallest of their era in Britain.[citation needed
]
A mile to the west of the village and lying just to the south of the Roman road known as
medieval palace of the Bishops of Lincoln built in 1336. All that can be seen today are the earthworks of the moat and to the north and east of the site the earthwork remains of its associated medieval fish-ponds.[citation needed
]
References
- ^ United Kingdom Census 2001. "Stow CP (Parish)". neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ Genuki. "Stow-in-Lindsey". Retrieved 15 June 2007.
- ^ "Welcome to Stow Minster". Retrieved 15 June 2007.
External links
Media related to Stow, Lincolnshire at Wikimedia Commons- Webpage with a number of images showing external and internal detail of St Edith's church at Coates-by-Stow:
- Jenkins, Simon. Lionel Wall (ed.). "St Edith's: Norman 'Farmyard' Church, Coates-by-Stow". Great English Churches.
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