Place:Goxhill, Lincolnshire, England

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NameGoxhill
Alt namesGolsasource: Domesday Book (1985) p 170
Golsesource: Domesday Book (1985) p 170
TypeInhabited place
Coordinates53.683°N 0.333°W
Located inLincolnshire, England
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Goxhill is a large village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 2,290. It is situated east from Barton-upon-Humber and north-west from Immingham.

Goxhill was part of the former Glanford district, part of the county of Humberside, between 1974 and 1996.

The village is served by Goxhill railway station, which 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.

RAF Goxhill was used in the Second World War by RAF and the USAAF. The 78th Fighter Group arrived at the station, known officially as 8th Air Force Station No. F-345 on 1 December 1942. The American Units referred to it unofficially as "RAF Goat Hill". In 1943 Robert S. Johnson, a US ace pilot of the Second World War, was stationed here.

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