Stragglethorpe

Stragglethorpe is a village in the civil parish of Brant Broughton with Stragglethorpe, 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

Stragglethorpe

Stragglethorpe Hall
Stragglethorpe
Location within Lincolnshire
Population744 (2011)
OS grid referenceSK911521
• London110 mi (180 km) S
Civil parish
  • Brant Broughton with Stragglethorpe
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLincoln
Postcode districtLN5
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

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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