Sturton le Steeple
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Sturton le Steeple is a village in Nottinghamshire
, England
. It is located 6 miles east of Retford. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 497.
The parish church of St Peter and St Paul has a 14th century tower with 12 pinnacles. The rest of the church was rebuilt after a fire in 1901-02.
Pastor John Robinson
was born in Sturton Le Steeple about 1576, the first child of John and Ann Robinson. John Robinson was the founder of the Pilgrims
who sailed to North America in the Mayflower
.
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is located 6 miles east of Retford. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 497.
The parish church of St Peter and St Paul has a 14th century tower with 12 pinnacles. The rest of the church was rebuilt after a fire in 1901-02.
Pastor John Robinson
John Robinson (pastor)
John Robinson was the pastor of the "Pilgrim Fathers" before they left on the Mayflower. He became one of the early leaders of the English Separatists, minister of the Pilgrims, and is regarded as one of the founders of the Congregational Church.-Early life:Robinson was born in Sturton le Steeple...
was born in Sturton Le Steeple about 1576, the first child of John and Ann Robinson. John Robinson was the founder of the Pilgrims
Pilgrims
Pilgrims , or Pilgrim Fathers , is a name commonly applied to early settlers of the Plymouth Colony in present-day Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States...
who sailed to North America in the Mayflower
Mayflower
The Mayflower was the ship that transported the English Separatists, better known as the Pilgrims, from a site near the Mayflower Steps in Plymouth, England, to Plymouth, Massachusetts, , in 1620...
.