Stenigot

Stenigot

St Nicholas' Church, Stenigot
Stenigot
 Stenigot shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid referenceTF252808
    London 120 mi (190 km)  S
DistrictEast Lindsey
Shire countyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Louth
Postcode district LN11
Dialling code 01507
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentLouth and Horncastle
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 53°18′36″N 0°07′15″W / 53.309915°N 0.12095°W / 53.309915; -0.12095

Stenigot is a village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated in the Lincolnshire Wolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, about 6 miles (9.7 km) south-west from the town of Louth, and 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east from the village of Donington on Bain. It includes the hamlet of Cold Harbour.[1] The population is included in the civil parish of Asterby.

The distinctive name 'Stenigot' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Stangehou. This is thought to be a variant of the Old English Stāninga-hōh, meaning 'spur of a hill' of 'the people at a stone'.[2]

The parish church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and is a Grade II listed building dating from 1892. Built of red brick and limestone, with a 15th-century octagonal font. There is a monument to Sir John Guevara, died 1607, of white, grey and orange streaked alabaster and a black marble inscription plaque to Francis Velles de Guevara, died 1592.[3]

The village is probably best known for RAF Stenigot, a chain home high station during the Second World War[4] and later as a NATO ACE High station, with four tropospheric scatter parabolic dishes.[5]

RAF Stenigot - abandoned tropospheric scatter dishes 
RAF Stenigot - 364 feet (111 m) radar tower 

References

  1. "Stenigot". Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  2. Eilert Ekwall, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, p.441.
  3. Historic England. "St Nicholas, Stenigot (1063700)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  4. Historic England. "Stenigot (1309703)". PastScape. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  5. Historic England. "Stenigot (1309788)". PastScape. Retrieved 7 August 2011.


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