Goxhill

Goxhill

infobox UK place
country = England
map_type= Lincolnshire
latitude= 53.677497
longitude= -0.332926
official_name= Goxhill
population = 1,994 (2001 census)
unitary_england= North Lincolnshire
lieutenancy_england= Lincolnshire
region= Yorkshire and the Humber
constituency_westminster=
post_town=
postcode_district =
postcode_area=
dial_code=
os_grid_reference= TA1021

Goxhill (coord|53.677497|N|0.332926|W|region:GB_scale:1000001, gbmapping|TA102214) is a large village in North Lincolnshire. It lies about 5 miles (8 km) east of Barton-on-Humber and 5 miles (8 km)Fact|date=March 2007 northwest of Immingham. It is served by Goxhill railway station, this line runs from the town of Barton to the seaside resort of Cleethorpes. The area has been an important centre for clay pantile production since the 18th century and the industry is still represented in the village by Sandtoft [http://www.sandtoft.co.uk]

It is famous for its wartime USAAF base, where screen legend Clark Gable served for a short time [http://www.455th.ukpc.net/tomfeise/8thusaaf/bases.htm] . Robert S. Johnson, of Post Field, Oklahoma, an ace pilot of World War Two, also spent time here, [http://www.acepilots.com/usaaf_rsj.html] The 78th Fighter Group arrived at the station, known officially as 8th Air Force Station No. F-345 on December 1, 1942. The American Units referring to it unofficially as "GoatHill". [http://www.78thfightergroup.com/history/78thFGGoxhill.html]

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External links

* [http://www.jamesabela.co.uk/advanced/listening/Lincswar.html AIRFIELD TALES Lincolnshire’s wartime legacy] shot partly at Goxhill. (Video documentary 2006)


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