About the town » Stow, Lincolnshire, England, Great Britain

Stow (or archaically, Stow-in-Lindsey) is a small village and civil parish within the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is 11 miles north-west of the city of Lincoln and 6 miles) south-east of Gainsborough, and has a total resident population of 355. The parish of Stow, which extends to include other localities such as Coates-by-Stow, is today a mixture of modern brick and older stone built housing, some of the latter being thatched. The village has a public house, the Cross Keys, a Methodist chapel, and the remains of a large minster church. There is another Stow in Lincolnshire, the site of a lost village and a medieval fair, between Threekingham and Billingborough. The location is now known as Stow Green Hill. There is also Shepeau Stow near Spalding.