{{Short description|Village in Lincolnshire, England}} {{Use British English|date=December 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2013}} {{Infobox UK place | official_name= Stroxton | local_name= | static_image_name= Stroxton, Lincolnshire - geograph.org.uk - 38711.jpg | static_image_caption= Stroxton | country= England | population= |population_ref= | population_density= | os_grid_reference= SK904312 | map_type= | coordinates = {{coord|52.869875|-0.655110|display=inline,title}} | shire_district= South Kesteven | shire_county= Lincolnshire | region=East Midlands | constituency_westminster= Grantham and Stamford | civil_parish= Little Ponton and Stroxton | post_town= GRANTHAM | postcode_district= NG33 | postcode_area= NG | dial_code= 01476 | london_distance_mi= 95<!-- straight line per MOS – constant and comparable with other place distances --> | london_direction= S }} '''Stroxton''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|t|r|oʊ|s|ən}}) is a village in the civil parish of Little Ponton and Stroxton, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated {{convert|3|mi|km|1}} south from the centre of Grantham and about {{convert|1|mi|km|1}} north-west from Great Ponton and the A1 road.<ref name=OS247>{{cite map |publisher=Ordnance survey of Great Britain |title=Grantham: Bottesford & Colsterworth |date=3 January 2006 |scale=1:25 000 |series=OS Explorer |section=247 |edition=A1 |isbn=9780319238332}}</ref>
In 1921 the parish had a population of 85.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10456204/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Stroxton AP/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=12 January 2024}}</ref> On 1 April 1931 the parish was abolished and merged with Little Ponton to form "Little Ponton and Stroxton".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10456204|title=Relationships and changes Stroxton AP/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=12 January 2024}}</ref>
The village comprises 15 households. The parish church is dedicated to All Saints.
==History== ===1941 Fairey Battle crash=== On Monday 21 April 1941 at 2.35am, Fairey Battle 'P6674', of 12 FTS, was shot down, with 23 year old instructor Ralph Kilbuern of Coventry, and 19 year old Anthony Foster.<ref>''Coventry Evening Telegraph'' Saturday 3 May 1941, page 5</ref> It was shot down by Feldwebel Hans Hahn (night fighter pilot) in a Junkers Ju 88 of NJG 3 from Gilze-Rijen Air Base in Netherlands.<ref>https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/224123 April 1941]</ref> Another Fairey Battle was shot down over Little Ponton 18 May 1941, around the same time of night.<ref>[https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/225156 May 1941]</ref> Hahn was later shot down over Grantham in October 1941.
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==External links== *{{Commons category-inline|Stroxton}} *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m25SZY0Z0IM Stroxton]
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Category:Villages in Lincolnshire Category:Former civil parishes in Lincolnshire Category:South Kesteven
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