Normanton, Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 53°00′19″N 0°35′13″W / 53.00521000°N 0.58692969°W / 53.00521000; -0.58692969

Normanton
St Nicholas church, Normanton
Normanton  Normanton shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference	SK949463
- London	117 mi (188 km)
District	South Kesteven
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Grantham
Postcode district	NG32
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Sleaford and North Hykeham
List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire

Normanton, sometimes called Normanton on Cliffe, is a village and civil parish on the A607 about 7 miles (11 km) north of the town of Grantham and 18 miles (29 km) south of the city of Lincoln, in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England.

Main article: St Nicholas' Church, Normanton

The parish church dates from the 11th century and is dedicated to Saint Nicholas. It is a grade II* listed building in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.^[1]

In the village is an early 19th century milestone and village pump which is both grade II listed and a scheduled monument, situated next to the main Grantham-Lincoln road. The milestone inscription reads: "From Lincoln 18 miles, from Grantham 7 miles, from London 117 miles".^[2][3]

References

1. ^ "St Nicholas, Normanton". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1146921. Retrieved 15 July 2011. 
2. ^ "Village Pump and Milestone". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1062378. Retrieved 15 July 2011. 
3. ^ "Village Pump and Milestone (Scheduled)". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1004929. Retrieved 15 July 2011.