- Great Ponton
Great Ponton is a village of around 200 houses in
South Kesteven in southLincolnshire .It is approximately three miles south of
Grantham . It is situated on the A1. There is aTexaco garage at the "Ponton Main Service Station" on the north-bound carriageway, a short distance after aspeed camera . The only shop is at the service station. The Blue Horse village pub is on the south-bound carriageway. There is a [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/694180 primary school] on "Mill Lane". The church is [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/164591 Holy Cross] . TheRiver Witham [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/694161 passes] just to the east near the railway.There are two speed cameras situated on the [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/393011 A1] near Great Ponton, on the north and south bound carriageway.
A footbridge provides pedestrian access from the west of the village to the east over the A1. Great Ponton located within a stretch of the A1 notorious for being an accident blackspot.
Nearby villages include
Stoke Rochford ,Stroxton andLittle Ponton . To the east is theRiver Witham and theEast Coast Main Line . There was once aGreat Ponton railway station , but it is now closed.External links
* [http://www.greatponton.lincs.sch.uk Primary School]
* [http://www.speedcamerasuk.com/database/EMLI/emli010.htm The speed camera]
* [http://www.thirdman.ukhq.co.uk/church/lin-greatponton-s.html Holy Cross church]
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