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Village in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England

Ropsley is a village in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated approximately 5 mile (8 km) east from Grantham, and falls within the civil parish of Ropsley and Humby
Ropsley is the location of the source of the River East Glen (River Eden).

Ropsley was the birthplace of Richard Foxe, the Tudor Bishop who funded the Grammar School at Grantham and Corpus Christi College at Oxford. A 300 year old ring dam, 0.5 mile (1 km) south east from the village and identified by a group of trees, was once used as a sheep wash; the blue brickwork of the sheep wash can still be seen. There are paths from the village, past the ring dam, to Little Humby. The building dates back to at least 1380. In the 17th century part of the church was demolished and re built by the vicar of the time, Reverend Francis Furlong, because dry rot was discovered in the walls. Two war memorials are inside St Peter's Church: one commemorates War dead, the second, a stained glass window, is a memorial to Sgt Pilot of the Royal Air Force, William Philip Dales from Little Humby. The ecclesiastical parish is part of The North Beltisloe Group of parishes in the Deanery of Beltisloe in the Diocese of Lincoln. From 2006 to 2011 the incumbent was Rev Richard Ireson and from 2012 Rev Mike Doyle.

The first school was built here in 1717, endowed by James Thompson. It was rebuilt about 1805 after a fire. A Public Elementary School was built here in 1874, and enlarged in 1894 with an increased pupil intake of 400. Today the school teaches almost 100 pupils. It has its own wildlife area, playground, climbing frame and football pitch, and a bell tower and hall. The school holds a Summer Fete and a Christmas Fayre biannually. Each year at harvest time the school holds a harvest festival; children walk from the school to the church with their offerings. The food collected is then raffled off.