Stubton (St. Martin)

STUBTON (St. Martin), a parish, in the union of Newark, wapentake of Loveden, parts of Kesteven, county of Lincoln, 6¾ miles (S. E. by E.) from Newark; containing 170 inhabitants. The parish comprises 1152a. 3r. 30p. of land, chiefly the property of Sir Robert Heron, Bart., who is lord of the manor; the surface is varied, and the lower parts are watered by streams tributary to the river Witham. Stubton Hall, the seat of Sir Robert, is a spacious and handsome modern mansion; in the grounds is an extensive collection of birds and quadrupeds. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £12. 3. 9., and in the gift of Sir Robert: the tithes have been commuted for £270, and the glebe comprises 44 acres. The present church, a neat structure with a tower, was built in 1800. John Hargrave, in 1680, bequeathed land now producing £58 per annum, for the repair of the church, and for the poor.