Barkston
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| Barkston shown within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 497 (2001 census) |
| OS grid reference | SK930415 |
| • London | 100 mi (160 km) S |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Grantham |
| Postcode district | NG32 |
| Dialling code | 01400 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
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Barkston is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish was 497 at the 2001 census falling slightly to 493 at the 2011 census. The village is situated approximately 4 miles (6 km) north from the market town of Grantham, and on the A607 road, just south of the junction with the A153 to Ancaster.
The village is named in the Domesday Book as "Barchestune", and the name probably means "the farmstead of a man called Barkr."
The Deserted Medieval Village of Ringsthorpe was located just to the west of Barkston, on the other side of the River Witham.SK927414 Mentioned in the Domesday Book, the latest archaeology at the site is from the Medieval period, and the last documentary mention is in the 14th century.
Built in 1640 and re-built in 1839, Hickson's Almshouses provide homes for local elderly people.
Barkston railway station was at the junction of the ECML and Sleaford railways, near Barkston South junction.
During the Second World War, Arthur Lowe, of Dad's Army, was stationed at Barkston with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, which was tasked with servicing searchlights.
RAF Barkston Heath has in recent years been the base of the Joint Elementary Flying Training School (RAF and Fleet Air Arm) in 1995, and the Army Air Corps joined in 1996, which became the Defence Elementary Flying Training School in 2003 when the RAF left. Now 703 Naval Air Squadron and 674 Squadron Army Air Corps are part of No.1 Elementary Flying Training School. The airfield is also used for the British Model Flying Association national championships. In June 2003, the BBMF moved to Barkston Heath for four months.
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