Pointon
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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]
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- ↑ Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull 1885, p. 619
- ↑ Cox, J. Charles (2nd ed. 1924) Lincolnshire p. 266; Methuen & Co. Ltd
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