Girton, Nottinghamshire
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  Girton |
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| Population | 140 (2011) |
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| OS grid reference | SK825661 |
| District | Newark and Sherwood |
| Shire county | Nottinghamshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWARK |
| Postcode district | NG23 |
| Police | Nottinghamshire |
| Fire | Nottinghamshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
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Coordinates: 53°11′N 0°46′W / 53.19°N 0.77°W
Girton is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 143,[1] reducing slightly to 140 at the 2011 Census.[2] It is located 17 miles west of Lincoln.
The parish church of St Cecilia is a small aisleless church almost totally rebuilt in 1879. Fleet Cottage is a rare example of an early north-east Nottinghamshire cottage of the 17th century, with a timber-framed upper storey on a limestone ground floor.[3] Girton has many floodplains from the River Trent that support many species of plants and wildlife such as Meadow Foxtail and meadowsweet[4]
References
- ↑ "Area: Girton CP (Parish)"
- ↑ "Civil parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire. page 132. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.
- ↑ http://www.nottinghamshirewildlife.org/nature-reserves/girton-grasslands
External links
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