Stoopers Hill is the continuation of Town Lane from the bus stop at the bottom of the hill to the old White Horse pub at the top.
Looking up the hill, the first house on the right was Benington Police Station. The house was built and opened in 1865. Whist it is unlikely that the house was built expressly for police use, a small lock-up was built in the rear garden and a board for notices was erected in front.
In 1868 PC Benjamin Snow moved into the police house with his wife and three children. Tragically, PC Snow was killed aged 32 in January 1871, in the process of arresting a poacher called John Chapman. Because PC Snow did not have an official warrant for the arrest with him at the time, Chapman was found guilty of manslaughter (not murder) and thus avoided the death penalty. There is a blue plaque on the house today to commemorate the bravery of PC Snow.
The house remained in use by the constabulary until July 1939 when a new property on the opposite side of the road was used (now 83 Town Lane).
