Girton, Nottinghamshire

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Girton
Village and civil parish
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Church of St Cecilia, Girton
Girton, Nottinghamshire
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Girton
Location within Nottinghamshire
Area1.67 sq mi (4.3 km2)
Population138 (2021)
  Density 83/sq mi (32/km2)
OS grid reference SK 825661
  London 120 mi (190 km)  SSE
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Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NEWARK
Postcode district NG23
Dialling code 01522
Police Nottinghamshire
Fire Nottinghamshire
Ambulance East Midlands
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53°11′N0°46′W / 53.19°N 0.77°W / 53.19; -0.77

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] and 138 at the 2021 census. [3] It is located 17 miles west of Lincoln.

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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. [4] Girton has many floodplains from the River Trent that support many species of plants and wildlife such as Meadow Foxtail and Meadowsweet. [5]

A reference to Girton appears in John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72), in which the village was said to have 46 houses and a property value of £2,056. [6]

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References

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  2. "Civil parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  3. UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Girton (Newark and Sherwood) parish (E04007905)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 2 February 2024.
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