Easton is a village just off the A1, north of Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth and Colsterworth in South Kesteven, south Lincolnshire.
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Geography
The River Witham passes through the village, and just south of the village is the point where it crosses the A1; this is actually inside the parish of Colsterworth. Although the village, which has a population of 100, is technically a civil parish, in practice it is shared for administrative and religious purposes with Stoke Rochford. The combined parish is one of the largest by area in South Kesteven, stretching up the B6403 (High Dike - Ermine Street) from the A1 to the East Coast Main Line bridge.
A railway used to join the ECML at the B6403 bridge and followed the eastern side of the B6403 to Woolsthorpe. The road connecting Stoke Rochford to the B6403 is known as Easton Lane. The Easton CP stretches along the B6403 from the A1 to the junction of this road. The civil parish also includes the southern part of Stoke Rochford village, including its parish church and post office. In the south-east of the parish is the large Easton Wood.
History
The village has no church, but is part of the North & South Stoke with Easton parish, which has the church of St Andrew & St Mary at Stoke Rochford, situated just inside Easton civil parish. The A1 through the parish used to be a very twisty section of the road, but was straightened when dualled in 1960. The village is still largely the same size as it was at the time of the Domesday Book.
Walled Garden
There is a 'lost' walled garden covering ten acres, which underwent renovation in 2005. The garden is open to the public and there is a car park. It is a good place to see snowdrops.
Easton Hall
Sir Henry Cholmeley bought the manor in 1592, his direct descendant Sir Montague Cholmeley rebuilt the village in the early nineteenth century. The main house, Easton Hall, was pulled down in 1951 after occupation by the army during the war. The Cholmeley family still live in the village and are responsible for the revival of the gardens of the old hall [1], now regularly open to the public with a tearoom and giftshop. The country estate can be very picturesque, especially in the early autumn.
Industry
Nearby on the B6403 is a large frozen vegetable processing factory, owned by PAS (bought by McCain in 1982), which was built in 1969. The site is known as the Easton Cold Store.
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