# Stroxton

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{{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](/source/South_Kesteven)
| shire_county= [Lincolnshire](/source/Lincolnshire)
| region=East Midlands
| constituency_westminster= [Grantham and Stamford](/source/Grantham_and_Stamford_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
| civil_parish= [Little Ponton and Stroxton](/source/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](/source/civil_parish) of [Little Ponton and Stroxton](/source/Little_Ponton_and_Stroxton), in the [South Kesteven](/source/South_Kesteven) district of [Lincolnshire](/source/Lincolnshire), England. It is situated {{convert|3|mi|km|1}} south from the centre of [Grantham](/source/Grantham) and about {{convert|1|mi|km|1}} north-west from [Great Ponton](/source/Great_Ponton) and the [A1 road](/source/A1_road_(Great_Britain)).<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](/source/A_Vision_of_Britain_through_Time)|accessdate=12 January 2024}}</ref> On 1 April 1931 the parish was abolished and merged with [Little Ponton](/source/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](/source/All_Saints'_Day).

==History==
===1941 Fairey Battle crash===
On Monday 21 April 1941 at 2.35am, [Fairey Battle](/source/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)](/source/Hans_Hahn_(night_fighter_pilot)) in a [Junkers Ju 88](/source/Junkers_Ju_88) of [NJG 3](/source/Nachtjagdgeschwader_3) from [Gilze-Rijen Air Base](/source/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](/source/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.

==References==
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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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