pointon

{{Short description|Village in Lincolnshire, England}}

{{about||the town in Cheshire|Poynton|the surname|Pointon (surname)}}

{{Use British English|date=January 2014}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}}

{{Infobox UK place

| static_image_name = Millthorpe crossroads, Pointon, Lincs - geograph.org.uk - 215128.jpg

| static_image_alt =

| static_image_caption = Millthorpe crossroads, Pointon

| country = England

| official_name = Pointon

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| coordinates = {{coord|52.872618|-0.341646|display=inline,title}}

| population = 533

| population_ref = (2021)

| civil_parish = Pointon and Sempringham

| shire_district = South Kesteven

| shire_county = Lincolnshire

| region = East Midlands

| constituency_westminster = Grantham and Stamford

| post_town = Sleaford

| postcode_district = NG34

| postcode_area = NG

| dial_code =

| os_grid_reference = TF117318

| london_distance_mi = 95

| london_direction = S

}}

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.{{Cite web |title=Pointon (Lincolnshire, East Midlands, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/eastmidlands/lincolnshire/E34003523__pointon/ |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=www.citypopulation.de}} The majority of the parish's population live in Pointon.{{cn|date=June 2020}} It is situated {{convert|7|mi|km|1}} north of Bourne.

File:Anglican Christchurch, Pointon, Lincs - geograph.org.uk - 215133.jpg

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;{{cite web |title=Christchurch, Pointon |url=http://lincoln.ourchurchweb.org.uk/thegilbertinebenefice/our-parishes/page5/ |accessdate=6 June 2020}} it was erected in 1893 as a chapel of ease. The parish church, dedicated to Saint Andrew, is in Sempringham.{{NHLE|num=1241280|desc=St Andrews Church, Pointon|accessdate=7 August 2011}} 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".Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull 1885, p. 619 A 1916 Lincolnshire guidebook noted: "The parish church (St Andrew) stands on a hill nearly 1 m. from its principal hamlet of Pointon".Cox, J. Charles (2nd ed. 1924) Lincolnshire p. 266; Methuen & Co. Ltd

St Gilbert of Sempringham C of E Primary School, on West Road,{{cite web |title=The St Gilbert of Sempringham Church of England Primary School, Pointon |url=https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/120606 |publisher=Ofsted}} dates from 1863.

Pointon was formerly a chapelry in the parish of Sempringham,{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13435|title=History of Pointon, in South Kesteven and Lincolnshire|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=10 January 2024}} in 1866 Pointon became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1931 the parish was abolished to form "Pointon and Sempringham".{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10447148|title=Relationships and changes Pointon CP/Ch through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=10 January 2024}} In 1921 the parish had a population of 405.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10447148/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Pointon CP/Ch through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=10 January 2024}}