Stoke Rochford
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Stoke Rochford is a small village near Grantham
in Lincolnshire
.
, which also has a country estate of its own. Stoke Rochford's church is in the parish of Easton, and so is the post office. The southern boundary of the parish follows the road, east-west, that crosses the A1 at a dangerous junction. The parish extends westwards to the Leicestershire boundary and the north edge of Saltby Airfield
near the Viking Way
. It follows the Lincolnshire boundary northwards for about 400 metres. North of the parish here is Wyville cum Hungerton. The parish extends to around 1 mile north of the village to North Lodge Plantation, where there is a bend westwards in the A1 as it approaches Great Ponton
, which is the parish north of here. The parish extends east to the point where Ermine Street
meets the East Coast Main Line
. The bridge is actually just inside Great Ponton parish. Just under a mile of the line is in the parish, including the Stoke Tunnel. Just to the east is Stoke Tunnel Farm, which is actually in Bitchfield and Bassingthorpe
. Just south of Stoke Tunnel is Highdyke Farm. South of here is the large Stoke Park Wood, and the eastern boundary here follows the railway line until it meets Easton parish, just south of Old Park Wood. It also borders here with Burton Coggles
, just north of Sleight's Wood.
The Cringle Brook flows northwards from the village and on the opposite side of the A1 is the River Witham
.
of Stoke Rochford and Easton
.
The ecclesiastical parish is known by the same name, and is part of The Colsterworth Group in the
Deanery
of Beltisloe
, Diocese of Lincoln
. The incumbent is The Revd E J Lomax. The parish church is dedicated to Saint Andrew
and Saint Mary, and also serves as the parish church for Easton.
club and Welland Enterprise, who give advice to local small businesses, are based on Cringle Road. The small village has a post office. About nine miles south on the A1 is the Greetham
Valley Golf Club, which offers similar packages to what the Hall and the Golf Club provide, but without the scenery.
Adjacent to the Golf course is a filling station on the A1. The associated failed cafeteria has been rebadged and The meeting place a commercial business venue.
Opposite the golf course in a former roadside cafeteria, a shop for adult products began operating in 2009. It is called Pulse and Cocktails.
and Lady Sarah McCorquodale
. Her husband, Neil, is on the parish council
. The dedication of North Stoke church to St Andrew was transferred so that the church in Stoke Rochford has a double dedication.
, designed by William Burn
and built in 1845, was gutted by fire on 25 January 2005. This is the NUT
's national training centre, and a popular and picturesque venue for conferences and wedding receptions.
On 28 April 1945, a Canadian (RCAF) an Avro Lancaster
crashed in the grounds of the Hall.
In December 2009, the Hall was named the Les Routiers Best Country Retreat in the UK.
Grantham
Grantham is a market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It bestrides the East Coast Main Line railway , the historic A1 main north-south road, and the River Witham. Grantham is located approximately south of the city of Lincoln, and approximately east of Nottingham...
in 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...
.
Geography
For administration purposes, the parish is shared with EastonEaston, Lincolnshire
Easton is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies just off the A1, north of Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth and Colsterworth.-Geography:...
, which also has a country estate of its own. Stoke Rochford's church is in the parish of Easton, and so is the post office. The southern boundary of the parish follows the road, east-west, that crosses the A1 at a dangerous junction. The parish extends westwards to the Leicestershire boundary and the north edge of Saltby Airfield
RAF Saltby
RAF Station Saltby was a World War II airfield in Leicestershire, England. The airfield is located approximately northeast of Melton Mowbray; about north-northwestof London....
near 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...
. It follows the Lincolnshire boundary northwards for about 400 metres. North of the parish here is Wyville cum Hungerton. The parish extends to around 1 mile north of the village to North Lodge Plantation, where there is a bend westwards in the A1 as it approaches Great Ponton
Great Ponton
Great Ponton is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. In the 2001 census, the population of the village was 100% white ethnic origin, and 87% Christian.-Geography:...
, which is the parish north of here. The parish extends east to the point where Ermine Street
Ermine Street
Ermine Street is the name of a major Roman road in England that ran from London to Lincoln and York . The Old English name was 'Earninga Straete' , named after a tribe called the Earningas, who inhabited a district later known as Armingford Hundred, around Arrington, Cambridgeshire and Royston,...
meets the East Coast Main Line
East Coast Main Line
The East Coast Main Line is a long electrified high-speed railway link between London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh...
. The bridge is actually just inside Great Ponton parish. Just under a mile of the line is in the parish, including the Stoke Tunnel. Just to the east is Stoke Tunnel Farm, which is actually in Bitchfield and Bassingthorpe
Bitchfield and Bassingthorpe
Bitchfield and Bassingthorpe is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 154. The parish includes Bitchfield and Bassingthorpe....
. Just south of Stoke Tunnel is Highdyke Farm. South of here is the large Stoke Park Wood, and the eastern boundary here follows the railway line until it meets Easton parish, just south of Old Park Wood. It also borders here with Burton Coggles
Burton Coggles
Burton Coggles is a small village and civil parish located south of Grantham in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England...
, just north of Sleight's Wood.
The Cringle Brook flows northwards from the village and on the opposite side of the A1 is the River Witham
River Witham
The River Witham is a river, almost entirely in the county of Lincolnshire, in the east of England. It rises south of Grantham close to South Witham, at SK8818, passes Lincoln at SK9771 and at Boston, TF3244, flows into The Haven, a tidal arm of The Wash, near RSPB Frampton Marsh...
.
The village
Stoke Rochford is part of the civil parishCivil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
of Stoke Rochford and Easton
Easton, Lincolnshire
Easton is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies just off the A1, north of Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth and Colsterworth.-Geography:...
.
The ecclesiastical parish is known by the same name, and is part of The Colsterworth Group in the
Deanery
Deanery
A Deanery is an ecclesiastical entity in both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residence of a Dean.- Catholic usage :...
of Beltisloe
Beltisloe
Beltisloe is a Deanery of the Diocese of Lincoln England, and a former Wapentake.The Wapentake of Beltisloe, was an old administrative division of the English county of Lincolnshire. In England a wapentake was the division of a shire for administrative, military and judicial purposes under the...
, Diocese of Lincoln
Diocese of Lincoln
The Diocese of Lincoln forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. The present diocese covers the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire.- History :...
. The incumbent is The Revd E J Lomax. The parish church is dedicated to Saint Andrew
Saint Andrew
Saint Andrew , called in the Orthodox tradition Prōtoklētos, or the First-called, is a Christian Apostle and the brother of Saint Peter. The name "Andrew" , like other Greek names, appears to have been common among the Jews from the 3rd or 2nd century BC. No Hebrew or Aramaic name is recorded for him...
and Saint Mary, and also serves as the parish church for Easton.
Local enterprise
There is a golfGolf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
club and Welland Enterprise, who give advice to local small businesses, are based on Cringle Road. The small village has a post office. About nine miles south on the A1 is the Greetham
Greetham
Greetham may refer to:* Greetham, Lincolnshire* Greetham, Rutland* HMS Greetham, Ham class minesweeper, sold to Libya in 1962...
Valley Golf Club, which offers similar packages to what the Hall and the Golf Club provide, but without the scenery.
Adjacent to the Golf course is a filling station on the A1. The associated failed cafeteria has been rebadged and The meeting place a commercial business venue.
Opposite the golf course in a former roadside cafeteria, a shop for adult products began operating in 2009. It is called Pulse and Cocktails.
People
The village's most famous current residents are Geoff CapesGeoff Capes
Geoffrey Lewis Capes is a former athlete, strongman and professional Highland Games competitor...
and Lady Sarah McCorquodale
Lady Sarah McCorquodale
The Lady Elizabeth Sarah Lavinia McCorquodale is the older sister of Diana, Princess of Wales.-Early life:Sarah was born The Honourable Elizabeth Sarah Lavinia Spencer; she acquired the courtesy title The Lady Elizabeth Sarah Lavinia Spencer in 1975, when her grandfather died and her father became...
. Her husband, Neil, is on the parish council
History
The church was originally dedicated to St Mary, and village were originally South Stoke until the expansion of the park in 1843 when North Stoke was removed. The present village was laid out in 1843 to complement the architectural scheme of the new Hall, built for Christoper Turnor by William BurnWilliam Burn
William Burn was a Scottish architect, pioneer of the Scottish Baronial style.He was born in Edinburgh, the son of architect Robert Burn, and educated at the Royal High School. After training with the architect of the British Museum, Sir Robert Smirke, he returned to Edinburgh in 1812...
. The dedication of North Stoke church to St Andrew was transferred so that the church in Stoke Rochford has a double dedication.
Hall
Stoke Rochford HallStoke Rochford Hall
Stoke Rochford Hall is a large house built in scenic grounds, with a nearby golf course, next to the A1 in south Lincolnshire, England.-History:...
, designed by William Burn
William Burn
William Burn was a Scottish architect, pioneer of the Scottish Baronial style.He was born in Edinburgh, the son of architect Robert Burn, and educated at the Royal High School. After training with the architect of the British Museum, Sir Robert Smirke, he returned to Edinburgh in 1812...
and built in 1845, was gutted by fire on 25 January 2005. This is the NUT
National Union of Teachers
The National Union of Teachers is a trade union for school teachers in England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. It is a member of the Trades Union Congress...
's national training centre, and a popular and picturesque venue for conferences and wedding receptions.
On 28 April 1945, a Canadian (RCAF) an Avro Lancaster
Avro Lancaster
The Avro Lancaster is a British four-engined Second World War heavy bomber made initially by Avro for the Royal Air Force . It first saw active service in 1942, and together with the Handley Page Halifax it was one of the main heavy bombers of the RAF, the RCAF, and squadrons from other...
crashed in the grounds of the Hall.
In December 2009, the Hall was named the Les Routiers Best Country Retreat in the UK.
Lost villages
- The Deserted medieval villageDeserted medieval villageIn the United Kingdom, a deserted medieval village is a former settlement which was abandoned during the Middle Ages, typically leaving no trace apart from earthworks or cropmarks. If there are fewer than three inhabited houses the convention is to regard the site as deserted; if there are more...
of Ganthorpe, mentioned in Domesday, is now only known as a field name, Ganthrops, from the park. - North Stoke (Nortstoches) is mentioned in the Domesday Survey as a possession of Earl Morcar, claimed by the Norman baron, Drew de Beurere. It survived until the 19th century, when it was cleared in the creation of the current park. The remains of a Saxon cross from the old church discovered after the demolition are now in Stoke Rochford Church.
External links
- Stoke Rochford Hall
- Welland Enterprise
- Golf Club
- Seniors Golf Club
- Church of St Mary and St Andrew
- The Meeting Venue
- Pulse and Cocktails
Video links
- Video View of Stoke Rochford village retrieved 18 Dec 2010