Great Ponton, Lincolnshire, England Genealogy: Difference between revisions

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Great Ponton like this:  

PONTON (Great), a parish in Grantham district, Lincoln; on Ermine-street, the river Witham, and the Great Northern railway, 3½ miles S of Grantham. It is supposed, by some, to be the Ad Pontem of the Romans; it has yielded many Roman coins, pavements, bricks, urns, and other relics; and it has a station on the railway, and a post-office under Grantham. Acres, 2, 930. Real property, £3, 696. Pop. in 1851, 680; in 1861, 561. Houses, 107. The manor and most of the land belong to the Earl of Dysart. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, about £800. Patron, the Bishop of Lincoln. The church was built in 1519; and is a handsome edifice, with a pinnacled tower. There are a Wesleyan chapel, and an endowed school with about £90 a year.<br>  

The village is 3 miles South of Grantham and the A1(formerly known as the Great North Road) passes close by the village centre and church of Holy Cross which has a tower built in 1519 by Anthony Ellys. Charles Hoole was the vicar from 1642-6. The church is in the Colsterworth Group of churches, which includes [[Little Ponton, Lincolnshire]].<br>  

Neighbouring villageses include Stoke Rochford,&nbsp; [[Stroxton, Lincolnshire]] and [[Little Ponton, Lincolnshire]]. To the east is the River Witham and the East Coast Main Line.<br><br>