Stixwould

Stixwould
Pond at Stixwould
Stixwould Stixwould shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference	TF174659
– London	120 mi (190 km) S
Civil parish	Stixwould and Woodhall
District	East Lindsey
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WOODHALL SPA
Postcode district	LN10
Dialling code	01526
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Louth and Horncastle
List of places UK England Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 53°10′41″N 0°14′38″W / 53.177974°N 0.24375°W / 53.177974; -0.24375

Stixwould is a small village in the civil parish of Stixwould and Woodhall (where the population is included) , in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 13 miles (21 km) east from Lincoln and 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east from the large village of Woodhall Spa. The River Witham runs a little over a mile to the west of the village which lies on the southern end of the Lincolnshire Limewoods.

Church

St Peter's Church, Stixwould

The parish church is a Grade II listed building dedicated to Saint Peter, rebuilt in 1831 by Christopher Turner. The font dates from the 16th century.^[1] A 13th-century grave slab, found on the site of Stixwould Abbey, leans against north side of the church tower.^[2] There is also a 14th-century churchyard cross in the graveyard.^[3]

Railway

Main article: Stixwould railway station

Stixwould railway station and Signalbox

In 1846 the Great Northern railway company purchased the land to build a 58 miles (93 km) rail link from Peterborough to Lincoln along the banks of the River Witham. Works commenced in 1847 and the line opened on 17 October 1848^[4] along with Stixwould station one mile to the west of the village. The station was closed on 5 October 1970 and the station building is now a private residence. The Water Rail Way, part of the National Cycle Network (Route 1) managed by Sustrans, now runs along the course of the tracks.

Destinations from Stixwould

Lincoln, Gainsborough, Bardney

Grimsby, Market Rasen, Wragby, Bucknall, Horsington

Mablethorpe, Louth, Horncastle,

Metheringham, Newark-on-Trent, Nocton, Dunston

Martin, Skegness, Spilsby, Burgh Le Marsh, Old Woodhall

Stixwould

Billinghay, Sleaford, Grantham

Woodhall Spa, Tattershall, Coningsby, Spalding,

Mareham le Fen, Stickney, Boston,

References

↑ "St Peters church, Stixwould". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
↑ "Grave Slab". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
↑ "Churchyard cross". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
↑ "Disused Stations: Woodhall Spa Station". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2016.

External links

Media related to Stixwould at Wikimedia Commons
"Stixwould (Stixwold)"; Genuki. Retrieved 4 June 2012
"Stixwould Lincolnshire "; A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 4 June 2012

Ceremonial county of Lincolnshire

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Unitary authorities	North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire

Boroughs or districts	Boston East Lindsey Lincoln North Kesteven South Holland South Kesteven West Lindsey

Major settlements	Alford Barton-upon-Humber Boston Bottesford Bourne Brigg Broughton Burgh-le-Marsh Caistor Cleethorpes Crowland Crowle Epworth Gainsborough Grantham Grimsby Holbeach Horncastle Immingham Kirton-in-Lindsey Lincoln Long Sutton Louth Mablethorpe Market Deeping Market Rasen North Hykeham Scunthorpe Skegness Sleaford Spalding Spilsby Stamford Wainfleet All Saints Winterton Wragby See also: List of civil parishes in Lincolnshire

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East Lindsey District

Council	East Lindsey District Council

Civil parishes	Aby with Greenfield Addlethorpe Alford (town) Alvingham Anderby Ashby with Scremby Asterby Aswardby Authorpe Baumber Beesby with Saleby Belchford Belleau Benniworth Bilsby Binbrook Bolingbroke Brackenborough with Little Grimsby Bratoft Brinkhill Bucknall Burgh le Marsh (town) Burgh on Bain Burwell Calcethorpe with Kelstern Candlesby with Gunby Carrington Chapel St Leonards Claxby St Andrew Claxby with Moorby Claythorpe Coningsby (town) Conisholme Covenham St Bartholomew Covenham St Mary Croft Cumberworth Dalby Donington on Bain East Barkwith East Keal East Kirkby Eastville Edlington with Wispington Elkington Farlesthorpe Firsby Fotherby Friskney Frithville and Westville Fulletby Fulstow Gautby Gayton le Marsh Gayton le Wold Goulceby Grainsby Grainthorpe Great Carlton Great Steeping Great Sturton Greetham with Somersby Grimoldby Hagworthingham Hainton Hallington Haltham Halton Holegate Hameringham Hannah cum Hagnaby Harrington Hatton Haugh Haugham Hemingby High Toynton Hogsthorpe Holton le Clay Horncastle (town) Horsington Hundleby Huttoft Ingoldmells Irby in the Marsh Keddington Kirkby on Bain Langriville Langton Langton by Spilsby Langton by Wragby Legbourne Little Carlton Little Cawthorpe Little Steeping Louth (town) Low Toynton Ludborough Ludford Lusby with Winceby Mablethorpe and Sutton (town) Maidenwell Maltby le Marsh Manby Mareham le Fen Mareham on the Hill Markby Market Stainton Marshchapel Mavis Enderby Midville Minting Muckton Mumby New Leake North Coates North Cockerington North Ormsby North Somercotes North Thoresby Orby Partney Raithby Raithby cum Maltby Ranby Reston Revesby Rigsby with Ailby Roughton Saltfleetby Sausthorpe Scamblesby Scrivelsby Sibsey Skegness (town) Skendleby Skidbrooke with Saltfleet Haven Sotby South Cockerington South Ormsby cum Ketsby South Somercotes South Thoresby South Willingham Spilsby (town) Stenigot Stewton Stickford Stickney Stixwould and Woodhall Strubby with Woodthorpe Swaby Tathwell Tattershall Tattershall Thorpe Tetford Tetney Theddlethorpe All Saints Theddlethorpe St Helen Thimbleby Thornton le Fen Thorpe St Peter Toynton All Saints Toynton St Peter Tumby Tupholme Ulceby with Fordington Utterby Waddingworth Wainfleet All Saints (town) Wainfleet St Mary Waithe Walmsgate Well Welton le Marsh Welton Le Wold West Ashby West Barkwith West Fen West Keal West Torrington Wildmore Willoughby with Sloothby Withcall Withern with Stain Wood Enderby Woodhall Spa Wragby Wyham cum Cadeby Yarburgh

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