Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 52°48′53″N 0°09′38″W / 52.8147°N 0.1605°W / 52.8147; -0.1605
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Pinchbeck
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSPALDING
Postcode districtPE11
Dialling code01775
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52°48′53″N 0°09′38″W / 52.8147°N 0.1605°W / 52.8147; -0.1605

Pinchbeck is a village and

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

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

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

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. ^ "Pinchbeck (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  3. ^ Stokes, H. G. (1948). "Legends and Words". English Place-Names. Edinburgh: B. T. Batsford Ltd. p. 63.
  4. ^ "Church Building". www.glengroup.org.uk. The Glen Group. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  5. ^ Thorold, Henry (1989). Lincolnshire Churches Revisited. p. 148.
  6. ^ "Welland and Deepings IDB". Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Mountain Search".
  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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