Static Image Name: | St.Andrew's church, Pickworth - geograph.org.uk - 521595.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | St Andrew's parish church |
Country: | England |
Official Name: | Pickworth |
Coordinates: | 52.8898°N -0.4544°W |
Population: | 243 |
Population Ref: | (2011 Census) |
Shire District: | South Kesteven |
Shire County: | Lincolnshire |
Region: | East Midlands |
Constituency Westminster: | Grantham and Stamford |
Post Town: | Sleaford |
Postcode District: | NG34 |
Postcode Area: | NG |
Os Grid Reference: | TF0433 |
London Distance Mi: | 85 |
London Direction: | S |
Website: | http://pickworthvillage.co.uk |
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 8miles 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. Over the chancel arch are 14th-century wall paintings dated to about 1380.
Prince Charles visited the church on 23 November 1988, after visiting Boston.[3]