Little Steeping

{{Short description|Village and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Use British English|date=January 2014}}

{{Infobox UK place

|country = England

|official_name= Little Steeping

|static_image_name= Little Steeping railway station.jpg

|static_image_alt=

|static_image_caption= Little Steeping railway station

|map_alt=

|coordinates = {{coord|53.142780|0.148525|display=inline,title}}

|civil_parish= Little Steeping

|population = 212

|population_ref = (2011 Census){{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11125748&c=PE23+5BH&d=16&e=62&g=6445959&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1439909226743&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011|access-date=18 August 2015|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}

|shire_district= East Lindsey

|shire_county= Lincolnshire

|region= East Midlands

|constituency_westminster= Boston and Skegness

|post_town= Spilsby

|postcode_district = PE23

|postcode_area= PE

|dial_code=

|os_grid_reference= TF438627

|london_distance_mi= 115

|london_direction= S

}}

Little Steeping is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, about {{convert|3|mi|km|0}} south-east from the town of Spilsby.

The parish church is dedicated to Saint Andrew, and is a Grade II* listed building.{{cite web|title=Church of St Andrews|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-419348-church-of-st-andrew-little-steeping|publisher=British Listed Buildings|access-date=29 May 2011}} It dates from the 14th century, with alterations in 1638 and 1701, and later restorations.{{PastScape|mnumber=355421|mname=Church of St Andrews|access-date=29 May 2011}}{{cite web|title=Saint Andrews Church|url=http://www.lincstothepast.com/St-Andrew-s-Church--Little-Steeping/228875.record?pt=S|work=Lincs to the past|publisher=Lincolnshire Archives|access-date=29 May 2011|page=MLI42231}} A cross in the churchyard is Grade II listed and a scheduled monument.{{NHLE|num=1014939|desc=Churchyard cross, St Andrew's churchyard|access-date=4 May 2017}}{{cite web|title=Churchyard Cross, St Andrews|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-419350-cross-little-steeping|publisher=British Listed Buildings|access-date=29 May 2011}}

Little Steeping Parochial School opened in 1871 and was enlarged in 1904. It closed on 26 July 1963.{{cite web|title=Little Steeping Parochial School|url=http://www.lincstothepast.com/LITTLE-STEEPING-PAROCHIAL-SCHOOL/763779.record?pt=S|work=Lincs to the past|publisher=Lincolnshire Archives|access-date=29 May 2011|page=SR/673}}

The Little Steeping railway station opened on 2 October 1848 for the Great Northern Railway, and closed 15 June 1964. It had two narrow platforms with the main station buildings on the down side of the line, and the signalbox opposite on the up side.{{cite web|title=Little Steeping|url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/l/little_steeping/index.shtml|publisher=Disused Stations|access-date=29 May 2011}}