Croxton, Lincolnshire

Croxton
Church of St John the Evangelist, Croxton
Croxton  Croxton shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference	TA093124
– London	140 mi (230 km)  S
District	North Lincolnshire
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Ulceby
Postcode district	DN39
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Cleethorpes
List of places UK England Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 53°35′49″N 0°20′58″W / 53.596912°N 0.349421°W

Croxton is a civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. It is situated just south from the A180, 1 mile (1.6 km) north-west from Kirmington and 7 miles (11 km) west from Immingham.

In the 2001 Census the parish had a population of 36.^[1] At the 2011 census the population remained less than 100 and is included in civil parish of Kirmington.

Croxton Grade II* listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to St John the Evangelist.^[2] The church, mainly Early English, was restored by James Fowler of Louth in 1876.^[3]

Within the parish is Yarborough Camp where Roman coins have been found.^[4]

References

1. Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : North Lincolnshire Retrieved 1 September 2009
2. Historic England. "Church of St John the Evangelist (1204608)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
3. Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire pp. 113, 114; Methuen & Co. Ltd
4. "Croxton Local History Pack", North Lincolnshire Council. Retrieved 20 July 2011 Archived 21 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine.

External links

• Media related to Croxton, Lincolnshire at Wikimedia Commons