Sturton, North Lincolnshire
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 Manor Farm, Sturton |
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  Sturton |
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| OS grid reference | SE970049 |
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| – London | 140 mi (230 km) S |
| District | North Lincolnshire |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRIGG |
| Postcode district | DN |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Gainsborough |
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Coordinates: 53°31′43″N 0°32′24″W / 53.52869°N 0.540111°W
Sturton is a village in the civil parish of Scawby, North Lincolnshire (where the population is included), England. It lies 2.5 miles (4.0 km) miles south-west from Brigg, 0.5 miles (0.8 km) south from Scawby, to which it is conjoined, and 1 mile (1.6 km) south from the M180 on the B1207.
During the 19th century Kelly's Directory noted that Sturton was a hamlet in the parish of Scawby-cum-Sturton, which also included the hamlet of Scawby Brook, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the north-east. The railway station for Sturton and Scawby on the Gainsborough to Brigg line lies within Sturton, 0.75 miles (1.2 km) to the south.[1] The station and line was part of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway.[2]
Sturton has three Grade II listed farmhouses: c.1849 Station Farmhouse,[2] late 18th-century Home Farmhouse,[3][4] and late 18th-century Manor Farmhouse.[5]
References
- ↑ Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull 1885, p. 614
- 1 2 Historic England. "Station Farmhouse, Station Road (1346508)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ↑ Historic England. "Home Farmhouse (1083722)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ↑ "Home Farm Buildings, Sturton, Nr. Brigg, North Lincolnshire", Jasmartin.co.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2011
- ↑ Historic England. "Manor Farmhouse (1346486)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
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