Girton, Nottinghamshire

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Girton
Nottinghamshire
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St Cecilia's church
Location
Grid reference: SK825661
Location: 53°11’24"N, 0°46’12"W
Data
Population: 140  (2011)
Post town: Newark
Postcode: NG23
Local Government
Council: Newark and Sherwood

Girton is a village and parish in the Newark Wapentake of Nottinghamshire, adjacent to the border with Lincolnshire. 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]

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