STURTON, a township, joint with Bransby, in the
parish of STOW, wapentake of WELL, parts of LINDSEY,
county of LINCOLN, 8 miles (S. E.) from Gainsborough,
containing 268 inhabitants. It is within the peculiar jurisdiction
of the Prebendary of Stow in Lindsey in the
Cathedral Church of Lincoln. There is a place of worship
for Wesleyan Methodists. The Countess Dowager
of Warwick, in 1626, gave an annuity of £5 for teach
ing poor children; and Edward Burgh subsequently bequeathed
property, producing about £7 per annum, for
a like purpose.