Pinchbeck,_Lincolnshire

Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire

Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire

Village and civil parish in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England

Pinchbeck is a village and civil parish in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. The civil parish population was 5,153 at the 2001 census, 5,455 at the 2011 census[2] and 6,011 at the 2021 census. It is situated 2 miles (3.2 km) north from the centre of Spalding.

Signpost in Pinchbeck

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The name Pinchbeck is derived from either the Old English pinc+bece (Minnow Stream) or pinca+bece (Finch Ridge).[citation needed] A family long associated with the area took its name from the village, one member of which was Christopher Pinchbeck, a watchmaker responsible for the invention of the Pinchbeck alloy, which was once used for imitating gold in cheap jewellery.[3]

The Anglican village church is dedicated to Saint Mary, and is around 900 years old.[4] It has a wide nave with mid-12th-century arches, and a 15th-century single hammer-beam roof supported by large gilded angels carrying the heraldic escutcheons of the Pinchbeck family. The chancel is by restorer Herbert Butterfield.[5]

Village schools are Pinchbeck East C of E School Primary School and Pinchbeck West St Bartholomew's C of E Primary School.

Pinchbeck Marsh

Pinchbeck falls within the drainage area of the Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage Board.[6] The board maintains Pinchbeck Engine House, a museum which houses a drain engine, built to drain Pinchbeck Marsh in the early 19th century.

The marsh is also the location of the highest point in the Parts of Holland, an historic division of Lincolnshire. At only 8 metres above sea level, the high point at TF27872860 is the lowest of those listed for the historic counties and subdivisions in 1964. Visiting this lowest peak near Vernatt's Drain is of interest to participants in the sport of Hill bagging and Highpointing.[7]

A view across Pinchbeck Marsh

Freedom of the Parish

The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Parish of Pinchbeck.

Individuals

  • Maurice Chappell: MBE: 11 November 2019.[8]


References

  1. [1]
    "Pinchbeck (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  3. [3]
    Stokes, H. G. (1948). "Legends and Words". English Place-Names. Edinburgh: B. T. Batsford Ltd. p. 63.
  4. [4]
    "Church Building". www.glengroup.org.uk. The Glen Group. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  5. [5]
    Thorold, Henry (1989). Lincolnshire Churches Revisited. p. 148.
  6. [6]
    "Welland and Deepings IDB". Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  7. [7]
    "Mountain Search".
  8. [8]
    Brown, Winston (12 November 2019). "Ex-Pinchbeck parish councillor for 40 years recognised by the village for services to community". The Lincolnshire Free Press and Spalding Guardian. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
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