Stragglethorpe

Stragglethorpe

Stragglethorpe Hall
Stragglethorpe
 Stragglethorpe shown within Lincolnshire
Population 744 (2011)
OS grid referenceSK911521
   – London 110 mi (180 km)  S
Civil parishBrant Broughton with Stragglethorpe
DistrictNorth Kesteven
Shire countyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Lincoln
Postcode district LN5
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentSleaford and North Hykeham
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 53°03′33″N 0°38′28″W / 53.059156°N 0.640975°W / 53.059156; -0.640975

Stragglethorpe is a village in the civil parish of Brant Broughton with Stragglethorpe (where the population is included), in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated approximately 8 miles (13 km) east of Newark-on-Trent. The population of the civil parish in 2001 was 639,[1] increasing to 744 at the 2011 census.[2] Stragglethorpe was a separate civil parish until 1931 when it merged with Brant Broughton.[3]

St. Michael's Church

Saint Michael's Church is a Grade I listed building dating from the 11th century, now in the care of the Historic Churches Preservation Trust. It has an 11th century font and 18th century box pews.[4]

Stragglethorpe Hall is a Grade II listed Elizabethan "H plan" country house dating from the 16th century, and extended between 1912 and 1914.[5] The stable block is also Grade II listed, dating from the same period and with a similar restoration between 1912 and 1914.[6]

Stragglethorpe village hall is a new building, replacing a temporary structure built in 1921 by the RAF. It was built with the aid of a grant from the Big Lottery Fund.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Brant Broughton and Stragglethorpe". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  2. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Offuice for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Stragglethorpe". Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  4. ↑ Historic England. "St Michaels, Stragglethorpe (1061900)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  5. ↑ Historic England. "Stragglethorpe Hall (1147803)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  6. ↑ Historic England. "Stable Block at Stragglethorpe Hall (1360552)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  7. ↑ "New hall for rural Lincolnshire village". Big Lottery Fund. Big Lottery Fund. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
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