Pointon
Millthorpe crossroads, Pointon
Pointon is located in Lincolnshire
Pointon
Pointon
Location within Lincolnshire
Population533 (2021)
OS grid referenceTF117318
• London95 mi (153 km) S
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSleaford
Postcode districtNG34
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

Pointon is a village in the civil parish of Pointon and Sempringham, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. In 2021 the parish of "Pointon and Sempringham" has a population of 533.[1] The majority of the parish's population live in Pointon. It is situated 7 miles (11.3 km) north of Bourne.

Christchurch, Pointon

Pointon is part of the ecclesiastical parish of Pointon and Sempringham. Christchurch, in Pinfold Lane, Pointon, is a 'tin tabernacle' of wood and corrugated iron;[2] it was erected in 1893 as a chapel of ease. The parish church, dedicated to Saint Andrew, is in Sempringham.[3] In 1885, a Kelly's Directory noted Pointon as being in the then parish of Sempringham-cum-Pointon and Birthorpe, with St Andrew's church "situated on an eminence, overlooking the Fen district, about half a mile from any residence now existing".[4] A 1916 Lincolnshire guidebook noted: "The parish church (St Andrew) stands on a hill nearly 1 m. from its principal hamlet of Pointon".[5]

St Gilbert of Sempringham C of E Primary School, on West Road,[6] dates from 1863.

Pointon was formerly a chapelry in the parish of Sempringham,[7] in 1866 Pointon became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1931 the parish was abolished to form "Pointon and Sempringham".[8] In 1921 the parish had a population of 405.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Pointon (Lincolnshire, East Midlands, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Christchurch, Pointon". Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. ↑ Historic England. "St Andrews Church, Pointon (1241280)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  4. ↑ Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull 1885, p. 619
  5. ↑ Cox, J. Charles (2nd ed. 1924) Lincolnshire p. 266; Methuen & Co. Ltd
  6. ↑ "The St Gilbert of Sempringham Church of England Primary School, Pointon". Ofsted.
  7. ↑ "History of Pointon, in South Kesteven and Lincolnshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Relationships and changes Pointon CP/Ch through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Population statistics Pointon CP/Ch through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 10 January 2024.

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