Pointon is a village in the

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of Pointon and Sempringham, in the

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district of

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, England. In 2021 the parish of "Pointon and Sempringham" has a population of 533. The majority of the parish's population live in Pointon. It is situated north of Bourne. Pointon is part of the

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of Pointon and Sempringham. Christchurch, in Pinfold Lane, Pointon, is a '

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' of wood and corrugated iron; it was erected in 1893 as a

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. The parish church, dedicated to

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, is in Sempringham. In 1885, a ''

Kelly's Directory Kelly's Directory (or more formally, the Kelly's, Post Office and Harrod & Co Directory) was a trade directory in Britain that listed all businesses and tradespeople in a particular city or town, as well as a general directory of postal addresses ...

'' 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, dates from 1863. Pointon was formerly a

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

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