Sturton by Stow (Sturton cum Bransby)
Sturton by Stow is NOT an ancient parish in Lincolnshire. It was formed in 1866 out of a township in Stow parish.
- The parish was in the Willingham sub-district of the Gainsborough Registration District.
- In 1891, a district re-organization placed the parish in the Marton sub-district of the Gainsborough Registration District.
- Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census
Year |
Piece No. |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2410 |
| 1871 |
R.G. 10 / 3447 |
| 1881 |
R.G. 11 / 3297 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2636 |
- Saint Hugh's mission chapel in the township of Sturton was attached to St. Mary's Church in Stow.
- St. Hugh's was built in 1879.
- St. Hugh's can seat up to 120.
- Richard CROFT has a photograph of St. Hugh's Church on Geo-graph, taken in 2005.
- Here is a photo of St. Hugh's Church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1879. Earlier records are in the Stow Anglican church register.
- The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage and burial indexes for the Corringham Deanery to make your search easier.
- Sturton had a Wesleyan Methodist chapel, a Primitive Methodist chapel and one for Plymouth Brothren (Society of Friends) which was built in 1861.
- J. HANNAH-BRIGGS has a photograph of the new Methodist chapel built in 1964 on Geo-graph, taken in 2011.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the Willingham sub-district of the Gainsborough Registration District.
- In 1891, a district re-organization placed the parish in the Marton sub-district of the Gainsborough Registration District.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
Sturton is both a village, a township and a parish 150 miles north of London and about 8 miles south-east of Gainsborough, 9 miles north of Lincoln and 15 miles south of Scunthorpe. The parish itself is bordered on the north by Stow parish. The parish covers about 1,550 acres and includes the hamlet of Bransby.
The village is near the River Till which passes near the east end of the parish. The village is bisected by the old Roman Road, also called Tillbridge lane, which is now the A1500 trunk road. If you are planning a visit:
- Take the A156 trunk road south out of Gainsborough. At Marton, turn east onto the A1500 and go about three miles into Sturton by Stow.
- You might want to check our transport page for bus service out of Gainsborough or Lincoln.
- See our touring page for more sources.
- Richard CROFT has a photograph of High Street on Geo-graph, taken in 2010.
- The national grid reference is SK 8980.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer #271 map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- The SPENCER family of Bransby hamlet fought in the American Civil War.
- In 1882, Lieut.-Col. CRACROFT-AMCOTTS was lord of the manor here.
- "Sturton" was originally called Streeton and was, in recent centuries, called Sturton-in-the-Street, from its location on the Roman Road (now known as Tillbridge Lane). After the coming of the railways, it became Sturton by Stow.
- This place was an ancient township in Stow parish in Lincoln county and became a separate, modern Civil Parish in December, 1866.
- The parish was in the ancient Well Wapentake (Well Hundred) in the West Lindsey district and in the parts of Lindsey.
- In 1710, Michael BOULTER left the rent from Hall Farm for the poor.
- An almshouse existed here with a half acre of land, but it fell into decay by 1872.
- At its formation in 1866, the parish became part of the Gainsborough Poorlaw Union.
- Bastardy cases would be heard in the Lincoln petty session hearings.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1871 |
659 |
| 1881 |
646 |
| 1891 |
572 |
| 1901 |
571 |
| 1911 |
586 |
| 1921 |
539 |
- The Parish School was endowed with an annuity by the Countess Dowager of Warwick in 1626.
- A Board School was built in Sturton in 1878 to hold up to 210 students. Average attendance in 1912 was 134.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
Last updated on 17-March-2013
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