Pointon

For the town in Cheshire, see Poynton. For the surname, see Pointon (surname).

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
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Lincolnshire
52°52′21″N 0°20′30″W / 52.872618°N 0.341646°W / 52.872618; -0.341646

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.[citation needed] 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]

  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.