| Stenigot | |
|---|---|
 St Nicholas's Church, Stenigot | |
  Stenigot Location withinLincolnshire | |
| OS grid reference | TF252808 |
| • London | 120 mi (190 km) S |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Louth |
| Postcode district | LN11 |
| Dialling code | 01507 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
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Stenigot is a village in theEast Lindsey district ofLincolnshire, England. It is in theLincolnshire Wolds, a designatedArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty, about 6 miles (9.7 km) south-west from the town ofLouth, and 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east from the village ofDonington on Bain. It includes the hamlet of Cold Harbour.[1] The population is included in the civil parish ofAsterby.
The distinctive name 'Stenigot' is first attested in theDomesday Book of 1086, where it appears asStangehou. This is thought to be a variant of theOld EnglishStāninga-hōh, meaning 'the spur of a hill' (hōh) of 'the people at a stone' (Stāninga).[2]
Theparish church is dedicated toSaint Nicholas and is a Grade IIlisted building dating from 1892. Built of red brick andlimestone, with a 15th-century octagonalfont. There is a monument to Sir John Guevara, died 1607, of white, grey and orange streakedalabaster and a black marble inscriptionplaque to Francis Velles de Guevara, died 1592.[3]
The village is probably best known forRAF Stenigot, aChain Home radar station during the Second World War[4] and later as aNATOACE High station, with fourtropospheric scatterparabolic dishes, three of which now removed for their scrap value.[5]
