Stroxton

Stroxton (/ˈstroʊsən/) is a village in the civil parish of Little Ponton and Stroxton, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 3 miles (4.8 km) south from the centre of Grantham and about 1 mile (1.6 km) north-west from Great Ponton and the A1 road.^[1]

Stroxton
Stroxton
Stroxton Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference	SK904312
• London	95 mi (153 km) S
Civil parish	Little Ponton and Stroxton
District	South Kesteven
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GRANTHAM
Postcode district	NG33
Dialling code	01476
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Grantham and Stamford
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 52.869875°N 0.655110°W / 52.869875; -0.655110

In 1921 the parish had a population of 85.^[2] On 1 April 1931 the parish was abolished and merged with Little Ponton to form "Little Ponton and Stroxton".^[3]

The village comprises 15 households. The parish church is dedicated to All Saints.

History

1941 Fairey Battle crash

On Monday 21 April 1941 at 2.35am, Fairey Battle 'P6674', of 12 FTS, was shot down, with 23 year old instructor Ralph Kilbuern of Coventry, and 19 year old Anthony Foster.^[4] It was shot down by Feldwebel Hans Hahn (night fighter pilot) in a Junkers Ju 88 of NJG 3 from Gilze-Rijen Air Base in Netherlands.^[5] Another Fairey Battle was shot down over Little Ponton 18 May 1941, around the same time of night.^[6] Hahn was later shot down over Grantham in October 1941.