Pickworth, Lincolnshire

Pickworth
Pickworth
	St Andrew's parish church
	Pickworth Location within Lincolnshire
Population	243 (2011 Census)
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
UK Parliament	Grantham and Stamford;
Website	[1]
	List of places UK England Lincolnshire 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.

History

Prince Charles visited the church on 23 November 1988, after visiting Boston.^[4]

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.
^ Prince Charles visit November 1988

External links

Media related to Pickworth, Lincolnshire at Wikimedia Commons
Rex Bourne's page on the village

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[1] "Civil parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 April 2016.

[2] "Pickworth". Domesday Map. Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull. Retrieved 7 August 2011.

[3] Historic England. "Church of St Andrew, Church Lane (1253286)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 August 2011.

[4] Prince Charles visit November 1988

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v t e Ceremonial county of Lincolnshire
Unitary authorities	North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire
Boroughs or districts	Boston East Lindsey Lincoln North Kesteven South Holland South Kesteven West Lindsey
Major settlements (cities in italics)	Alford Barton-upon-Humber Boston Bottesford Bourne Brigg Broughton Burgh le Marsh Caistor Cleethorpes Crowland Crowle Epworth Gainsborough Grantham Grimsby Holbeach Horncastle Immingham Kirton in Lindsey Lincoln Long Sutton Louth Mablethorpe Market Deeping Market Rasen North Hykeham Scunthorpe Skegness Sleaford Spalding Spilsby Stamford Sutton-on-Sea Wainfleet All Saints Woodhall Spa Winterton See also: List of civil parishes in Lincolnshire
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