Strubby is a village 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Alford

Alford, Lincolnshire

- Notable residents :* Captain John Smith who lived in nearby Willoughby* Anne Hutchinson, pioneer settler and religious reformer in the United States* Thomas Paine, who was an excise officer in the town....

, in the East Lindsey

East Lindsey

East Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. The council is based in Manby near Louth, and other major settlements in the district include Alford, Spilsby, Mablethorpe, Skegness, Horncastle and Chapel St Leonards....

 district of the county of Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...

, England. It forms part of Strubby and Woodthorpe Civil Parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

, along with the nearby hamlet of Woodthorpe.

The parish church is a grade II* listed building dedicated to Saint Oswald

Saint Oswald

Saint Oswald may refer to:*Oswald of Northumbria , King of Northumbria*Oswald of Worcester , Archbishop of York...

, dating from the 13th century, although it was largely rebuilt in 1857 by Maughan and Fowler, with exception of the chancel

Chancel

In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar in the sanctuary at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building...

 which was built in 1874 by Ewan Christian

Ewan Christian

Ewan Christian was a British architect. He is most notable for the restoration of Carlisle Cathedral, the alterations to Christ Church, Spitalfields in 1866, and the extension to the National Gallery that created the National Portrait Gallery. He was architect to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners...

. It is an edifice of brick and stone in the early Decorated

English Gothic architecture

English Gothic is the name of the architectural style that flourished in England from about 1180 until about 1520.-Introduction:As with the Gothic architecture of other parts of Europe, English Gothic is defined by its pointed arches, vaulted roofs, buttresses, large windows, and spires...

 and Perpendicular styles. The font is 15th century. In the nave is a small tablet to William Ballett who died in 1648 aged 99, of Woodthorpe Hall.

Opened in 1944, RAF Strubby was the most easterly of Lincolnshire's airfields. Operating from RAF Strubby were:

• 280 Squadron - May 1944-Sep 1944
• 144 Squadron - July 1944-Sep 1944
• 404 Squadron - July 1944-Sep 1944
• 619 Squadron - Autumn 1944-Jun 1945
• 227 Squadron - Summer 1945

Strubby Gliding Club opened at what is now known as Strubby Airfield in 1978. It changed its name to the Lincolnshire Gliding Club in the 1990s. Strubby Airfield is also home to the Woodthorpe Kart Club.

Woodthorpe

Woodthorpe is a hamlet belonging to Strubby, and is situated about two miles south. There was a school here erected in 1878.

Woodthorpe Hall is a substantial red brick Tudor

Tudor architecture

The Tudor architectural style is the final development of medieval architecture during the Tudor period and even beyond, for conservative college patrons...

 moated

Moat

A moat is a deep, broad ditch, either dry or filled with water, that surrounds a castle, other building or town, historically to provide it with a preliminary line of defence. In some places moats evolved into more extensive water defences, including natural or artificial lakes, dams and sluices...

 mansion formerly the seat of the Ballett family, and is a grade II listed building.