Stewton

Stewton
St Andrew's Church, Stewton
Stewton is located in Lincolnshire
Stewton
Stewton
Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid referenceTF360867
• London135 mi (217 km) S
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLouth
Postcode districtLN11
Dialling code01507
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
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Lincolnshire
53°21′36″N 0°02′36″E / 53.360039°N 0.043305°E / 53.360039; 0.043305

Stewton is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated about 2 miles (3.2 km) east from the town of Louth, in the Lincolnshire Wolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The population is included in the civil parish of Keddington.

In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village is written as "Stivetone", with 19 households, 3 acres of meadow and 5 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]

Stewton was the birthplace of William Spavens (1735–99), whose life story 'The Seaman's Narrative' is an important historical source about life in the Royal Navy.[3] In it he describes how he was forced into the Navy by a press gang but later joined a press gang himself.

References

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  1. ^ "Stewton". Domesday Map. Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  2. ^ Historic England. "St Andrews, Stewton (1359976)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  3. ^ William Spavens, 'The Narrative of W. Spavens, Chatham Pensioner, Written by Himself', Louth, 1796
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