Stainsby village
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Stainsby village
Image: © Trevor Rickard Taken: 11 Sep 2009
Looking south as the lane dips down the hill. Not much to this little village, but it does have some history. Nearby Stainsby Manor was acquired by the Sauvages of Steynsbei in 1198. In Elizabethan times the Sauvages, now known as the Savages, were implicated in the Babbington plot to assassinate Elizabeth and put Mary Queen of Scots on the throne. In the 19th century, Stainsby was a well-known centre of the bowler hat industry. These were dyed with damsons from local hedgerows. The name 'Stainsby' is derived from the Danish Lord Steinulf who paid a rent for the manor in spices and game birds. Image
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Image Location
Latitude
53.184428
Longitude
-1.327613