In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Pointon like this:
POINTON, a village and a chapelry in Semperingham parish, Lincoln. The village stands 2¾ miles E S E of Falkingham, and 7½ S by W of Heckington r. station; is a pleasant place; and has a post-office under Falkingham. The chapelry comprises 1, 630 acres. Real property, £3, 288. Pop., 510. Houses, 96. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the vicarage of Semperingham, in the diocese of Lincoln.
Pointon through time
Pointon is now part of South Kesteven district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Kesteven has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Pointon itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Pointon, in South Kesteven and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13435
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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