Pointon

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

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
Millthorpe crossroads, Pointon
Pointon Location within Lincolnshire
Population	533 (2021)
OS grid reference	TF117318
• London	95 mi (153 km) S
Civil parish	Pointon and Sempringham
District	South Kesteven
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Sleaford
Postcode district	NG34
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Grantham and Stamford
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 52.872618°N 0.341646°W / 52.872618; -0.341646

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.

External links

Media related to Pointon at Wikimedia Commons