Little Ponton
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Little Ponton is a small village just south of Grantham
in South Kesteven
. Lincolnshire
.
of Little Ponton and Stroxton
. It is situated just off the B1174 (the former A1).
Little Ponton parish (the religious parish) extends along a footpath across the other side (west) of the A1 as far north as Warren Plantation. The boundary crosses the A1 just before the A1 reaches the summit of the hill (as viewed northwards). It follows Tollemache Road South on the industrial estate then follows the road down to the Saltersford sewage works, passing to the north of Daily Mail Farm, where it meets the parish of Londonthorpe and Harrowby Without. Most of the sewage works is in the parish. The boundary crosses the East Coast Main Line
and due east it meets Whalebone Lane, crossing it on the north edge of Whalebone Spinney. Eastward it crosses the High Dike or Ermine Street
(B6403), where it meets the parish of Old Somerby
. To the south the parish includes Woodnook and Woodnook Farm. The boundary follows a footpath south-west through Griff's Plantation. At a point a mile east of the B6403, the boundary meets Boothby Pagnell
. At a point south of Poplar Farm and north of Boothby Great Wood, the boundary meets the parish of Great Ponton
. The boundary crosses the B6403 next to Ponton Park Wood (east of the B6403). It follows due west to cross the East Coast Main Line just north of Great Ponton. It crosses the River Witham
and due west, it crosses the A1 and reaches Gibbet Hill. At Stroxton Spinney, the boundary follows northwards, crossing the Stroxton-Little Ponton road and follows a footpath.
With Stroxton, the civil parish has a population (in 2001) of 135.
since March 1986. It is a good example of a calcareous grassland
. On the site are two types of orchid - the Early Purple Orchid, and the Man Orchid. There is also the Carline Thistle
, the Mouse-ear Hawkweed, Harebell, Glaucous Sedge
and the Common Centaury
.
. The church is in the Colsterworth
group of churches.
There are no amenities.
Grantham
Grantham is a market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It bestrides the East Coast Main Line railway , the historic A1 main north-south road, and the River Witham. Grantham is located approximately south of the city of Lincoln, and approximately east of Nottingham...
in South Kesteven
South Kesteven
South Kesteven is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England, forming part of the traditional Kesteven division of the county. It covers Grantham, Stamford, Bourne and Market Deeping.-History:...
. Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
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Geography
It is part of the civil parishCivil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
of Little Ponton and Stroxton
Stroxton
Stroxton is a settlement of 15 households located three miles south of Grantham in South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England.It is around half a mile from the A1 and can be reached by a bridge which spans the A1. Directly east is Little Ponton. The parish church is dedicated to All Saints. -External...
. It is situated just off the B1174 (the former A1).
Little Ponton parish (the religious parish) extends along a footpath across the other side (west) of the A1 as far north as Warren Plantation. The boundary crosses the A1 just before the A1 reaches the summit of the hill (as viewed northwards). It follows Tollemache Road South on the industrial estate then follows the road down to the Saltersford sewage works, passing to the north of Daily Mail Farm, where it meets the parish of Londonthorpe and Harrowby Without. Most of the sewage works is in the parish. The boundary crosses the East Coast Main Line
East Coast Main Line
The East Coast Main Line is a long electrified high-speed railway link between London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh...
and due east it meets Whalebone Lane, crossing it on the north edge of Whalebone Spinney. Eastward it crosses the High Dike or Ermine Street
Ermine Street
Ermine Street is the name of a major Roman road in England that ran from London to Lincoln and York . The Old English name was 'Earninga Straete' , named after a tribe called the Earningas, who inhabited a district later known as Armingford Hundred, around Arrington, Cambridgeshire and Royston,...
(B6403), where it meets the parish of Old Somerby
Old Somerby
Old Somerby is situated three miles east of the town of Grantham in southern Lincolnshire in South Kesteven. It is situated on the B1176 approximately 1 mile from its junction with the A52 and B6403 and 250 metres from the East Coast Main Line....
. To the south the parish includes Woodnook and Woodnook Farm. The boundary follows a footpath south-west through Griff's Plantation. At a point a mile east of the B6403, the boundary meets Boothby Pagnell
Boothby Pagnell
Boothby Pagnell is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England.-Parish:The local authority, and the Ordnance Survey, spell the village Boothby Pagnell. The Diocese of Lincoln spells the PCC as Boothby Pagnall. The ecclesiastical parish is part of The North...
. At a point south of Poplar Farm and north of Boothby Great Wood, the boundary meets the parish of Great Ponton
Great Ponton
Great Ponton is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. In the 2001 census, the population of the village was 100% white ethnic origin, and 87% Christian.-Geography:...
. The boundary crosses the B6403 next to Ponton Park Wood (east of the B6403). It follows due west to cross the East Coast Main Line just north of Great Ponton. It crosses the River Witham
River Witham
The River Witham is a river, almost entirely in the county of Lincolnshire, in the east of England. It rises south of Grantham close to South Witham, at SK8818, passes Lincoln at SK9771 and at Boston, TF3244, flows into The Haven, a tidal arm of The Wash, near RSPB Frampton Marsh...
and due west, it crosses the A1 and reaches Gibbet Hill. At Stroxton Spinney, the boundary follows northwards, crossing the Stroxton-Little Ponton road and follows a footpath.
With Stroxton, the civil parish has a population (in 2001) of 135.
Woodnook Valley
The area in Woodnook Valley has been a SSSISite of Special Scientific Interest
A Site of Special Scientific Interest is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. SSSIs are the basic building block of site-based nature conservation legislation and most other legal nature/geological conservation designations in Great Britain are based upon...
since March 1986. It is a good example of a calcareous grassland
Calcareous grassland
Calcareous grassland is an ecosystem associated with thin basic soil, such as that on chalk and limestone downland. Plants on calcareous grassland are typically short and hardy, and include grasses and herbs such as clover...
. On the site are two types of orchid - the Early Purple Orchid, and the Man Orchid. There is also the Carline Thistle
Carlina vulgaris
Carline Thistle is a species of the genus Carlina....
, the Mouse-ear Hawkweed, Harebell, Glaucous Sedge
Carex flacca
Carex flacca, with common names blue sedge, gray carex, glaucous sedge, or carnation-grass, , is a species of sedge native to parts of Europe and North Africa....
and the Common Centaury
Centaurium erythraea
Centaurium erythraea is a species of flowering plant in the gentian family known by the common names common centaury and European centaury. This centaury is a widespread plant of Europe and parts of western Asia and northern Africa. It has also naturalised in parts of North America and throughout...
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History
The parish church is dedicated to Saint GuthlacSaint Guthlac
Saint Guthlac of Crowland was a Christian saint from Lincolnshire in England. He is particularly venerated in the Fens of eastern England.-Life:...
. The church is in the Colsterworth
Colsterworth
Colsterworth is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The village, together with the hamlet of Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, had a population of 1,508 according to the 2001 census. It lies half a mile to the west of the A1, seven miles south of Grantham...
group of churches.
There are no amenities.