Stainby is a small hamlet of around 30 houses located in south west Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...

 in the district of South Kesteven

South Kesteven

South Kesteven is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England, forming part of the traditional Kesteven division of the county. It covers Grantham, Stamford, Bourne and Market Deeping.-History:...

. It is only a very short distance to the border with Leicestershire

Leicestershire

Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...

 (along the Viking Way

Viking Way

The Viking Way is a long distance footpath in England running between the Humber Bridge in North Lincolnshire and Oakham in Rutland. The Countryside Commission recognised the significance of the Viking Way as a high quality long distance walk linking other major routes in Eastern England, these...

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The hamlet is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086-7 as Stigandebi.

There are no shops or pubs - the nearest is Colsterworth. The church, on Main Road, is dedicated to St Peter.
Stainby is on the B676 road which runs between Melton Mowbray

Melton Mowbray

Melton Mowbray is a town in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. It is to the northeast of Leicester, and southeast of Nottingham...

 (Buckminster Road) and Colsterworth

Colsterworth

Colsterworth is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The village, together with the hamlet of Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, had a population of 1,508 according to the 2001 census. It lies half a mile to the west of the A1, seven miles south of Grantham...

 (Colsterworth Road). The road is frequented by heavy goods vehicles

Large Goods Vehicle

A large goods vehicle , is the European Union term for any truck with a gross combination mass of over...

 from the nearby industrial estate at Sewstern

Sewstern

Sewstern is a village in the Melton district of east Leicestershire.It lies just south of Buckminster, with which it shares a , situated between the two villages, and a parish council...

 and by vehicles heading from the Midlands towards East Anglia

East Anglia

East Anglia is a traditional name for a region of eastern England, named after an ancient Anglo-Saxon kingdom, the Kingdom of the East Angles. The Angles took their name from their homeland Angeln, in northern Germany. East Anglia initially consisted of Norfolk and Suffolk, but upon the marriage of...

, although a quicker route is through Wymondham

Wymondham, Leicestershire

thumb|left|Church Lane, WymondhamWymondham is a village in the district of Melton in Leicestershire, England. It is part of a civil parish which also covers the nearby hamlet of Edmondthorpe. The parish has a population of about 600. It is close to the county borders with Lincolnshire and Rutland,...

 and South Witham

South Witham

South Witham is a village in South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, situated close to the Leicestershire and Rutland borders.-Geography:It is bisected by the young River Witham, about three miles to the east of its source. It is the point on the A1 where it enters Lincolnshire from the south, near ...

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Adjacent villages include Buckminster

Buckminster

Buckminster is a village and civil parish within the Melton district of Leicestershire, England. It is on the B676 road, between Melton Mowbray and the A1....

, North Witham

North Witham

North Witham is a small village and civil parish in South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England. The village is located along the upper course of the River Witham, 11.4 miles south of the nearest major town, Grantham. It has an estimated population of 158 in around 70 households...

, Colsterworth

Colsterworth

Colsterworth is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The village, together with the hamlet of Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, had a population of 1,508 according to the 2001 census. It lies half a mile to the west of the A1, seven miles south of Grantham...

, Gunby

Gunby, South Kesteven

Gunby is a hamlet of around 30 houses in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England.Gunby is located close to the borders with Leicestershire and Rutland. The closest town is Grantham although it is within of Oakham and Stamford. To the is North Witham, to the north Stainby and to the ...

, Sewstern

Sewstern

Sewstern is a village in the Melton district of east Leicestershire.It lies just south of Buckminster, with which it shares a , situated between the two villages, and a parish council...

 and Skillington

Skillington

Skillington is a rural village, located to the south-west of Lincolnshire and is within three miles of the Leicestershire border. Nearby villages include Buckminster, Sproxton, Stainby, Sewstern, Colsterworth and Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, with the latter famous as the birthplace of Sir Isaac...

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The East Midlands Off Road Club Lincolnshire Land Rover Club, North West Lawnmower Racing Association and Northern Off Road Club (and others) hold events at the former Stainby quarry.

External links

• Former castle on Tower Hill