Stainby is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Gunby and Stainby, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 2 mi west from the A1 road, 1.5 mi east from the Viking Way and the Leicestershire border, and 8 mi south from Grantham. In 1921 the parish had a population of 117. Stainby is nominally in the civil parish of Gunby and Stainby, although the parish is now administered as part of the Colsterworth district parishes. Stainby had been a parish in its own right until 1931. Adjacent villages include Buckminster, North Witham, Colsterworth, Gunby, Sewstern and Skillington. Stainby is on the B676 road which runs between Melton Mowbray (Buckminster Road) and Colsterworth (Colsterworth Road). The road is frequented by heavy goods vehicles from the nearby industrial estate at Sewstern and by vehicles heading from the Midlands towards East Anglia; an alternative route is through Wymondham and South Witham. There are no shops or public houses - the nearest are in Colsterworth. The church, on Main Road, is dedicated to St Peter. The former Stainby quarry is an event venue for vehicle off-roading.

History

Stainby is recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book as "Stigandebi". The remains of a Motte, probably associated with the former Manor House, stand in the village. It is known as . On 1 April 1931 the parish was abolished and merged with Gunby to form "Gunby and Stainby".