Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire

Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire

Pinchbeck is a village near Spalding in Lincolnshire, England. The area is a flat wetland with numerous small canals. The name Pinchbeck is derived from either the Old English pinc+bece (Minnow Stream) or pinca+bece (Finch Ridge).


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  • Pinchbeck — could be;People *Christopher Pinchbeck, English watchmaker who developed the alloy *Daniel Pinchbeck, American author;Placenames *Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, England;Other *Pinchbeck (alloy), an alloy made of copper and zinc …   Wikipedia

  • Pinchbeck railway station — was a station in Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire on the line between Spalding and Sleaford it is now closed. [British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17] Former Services References …   Wikipedia

  • Pinchbeck —    A London watchmaker who took his name from Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, invented an alloy of five parts copper and one of zinc that resembled gold. The inventor was Christopher Pinchbeck (1670 1732), whose shop was on Fleet Street. He was an… …   Dictionary of eponyms

  • Lincolnshire — Geografie Status: Zeremonielle und Verwaltungsgrafschaft Region: East Midlands Fläche …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Lincolnshire (Angleterre) — Lincolnshire Lincolnshire Administration Statut Comté non métropolitain Comté cérémonial Comté traditionnel Région Midlands de l Est Superficie To …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Pinchbeck Engine — The engine house …   Wikipedia

  • Lincolnshire — For other places with the same name, see Lincolnshire (disambiguation). Coordinates: 53°4′N 0°11′W / 53.067°N 0.183°W / 53.067; 0.183 …   Wikipedia

  • Pinchbeck — This interesting and most unusual surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is a locational name from Pinchbeck, near Spalding in Lincolnshire, which was recorded as Pyncebek in 1051 in the Saxon Diplomatic Codex, and as Pincebec in the Domesday Book …   Surnames reference

  • Lincolnshire — 53°4′N 0°11′W / 53.067, 0.183 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Christopher Pinchbeck — (c.1670 – November 18, 1732) was a London clockmaker and maker of musical Automata. He was born in Clerkenwell but worked in Fleet Street. Probably his name was derived from Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire. In the 18th century he invented the alloy… …   Wikipedia

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