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Stragglethorpe
Stragglethorpe Hall
OS grid referenceSK911521
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLincoln
Postcode districtLN5 0
PoliceLincolnshire
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Lincolnshire

Stragglethorpe is a village in the civil parish of Brant Broughton with Stragglethorpe, in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is located about 8 miles (13 km) east of Newark-on-Trent. The population of the civil parish in 2001 was 639.[1] Stragglethorpe was a separate civil parish until 1931 when it merged with Brant Broughton.[2]

St.Michael's church

Saint Michaels 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.[3]

Stragglethorpe Hall is a grade II listed Elizabethan "H plan" country house dating from the 16th century, and extended between 1912 and 1914.[4] The stable block is also grade II listed, dating from the same period and with a similar restoration between 1912 and 1914.[5]

Stragglethorpe village hall is a new building, replacing a temporary structure built in 1921 by the RAF. It was built after a grant from the Big Lottery Fund.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Brant Broughton and Stragglethorpe". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office of National Statistics. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Stragglethorpe". Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  3. ^ "St Michaels, Stragglethorpe". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Stragglethorpe Hall". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  5. ^ "Stable Block at Stragglethorpe Hall". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  6. ^ "New hall for rural Lincolnshire village". Big Lottery Fund. Big Lottery Fund. Retrieved 8 August 2011.