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] It is located 17 miles west of Lincoln.

Girton
Girton Location within Nottinghamshire
Population	140 (2011)
OS grid reference	SK825661
District	Newark and Sherwood
Shire county	Nottinghamshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWARK
Postcode district	NG23
Police	Nottinghamshire
Fire	Nottinghamshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
List of places UK England Nottinghamshire 53.19°N 0.77°W / 53.19; -0.77

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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