Pickworth, Lincolnshire
For the Rutland village, see Pickworth, Rutland.
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St Andrew's parish church |
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Population | 243 (2011 Census) |
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OS grid reference | TF0433 |
– London | 85 mi (137 km) S |
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 |
EU Parliament | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | Grantham and Stamford |
Website | Pickworth Parish Meeting |
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Coordinates: 52°53′23″N 0°27′16″W / 52.8898°N 0.4544°W
Pickworth is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish including Braceby and Sapperton was 243 at the 2011 census.[1] It is situated approximately 8 miles (13 km) both east from Grantham and south from Sleaford.
The 1086 Domesday Book lists Pickworth as having forty households and a church.[2]
The Church of England parish church of Saint Andrew is a Grade I listed building built of limestone and dating from the 12th century. The 14th-century rebuilding of the church is said to date from 1356, probably by the Pickworth family.[3] Over the chancel arch are 14th-century wall paintings dated to about 1380.
References
- ↑ "Civil parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ↑ "Pickworth". Domesday Map. Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Andrew, Church Lane (1253286)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
Further reading
- Pevsner, Nikolaus; Harris, John (1964). Lincolnshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 618–619.
External links
- Media related to Pickworth, Lincolnshire at Wikimedia Commons
- Rex Bourne's page on the village
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