Little Ponton

Part of the Roman road of Ermine Street (known locally as the High Dyke) passes through the parish. The village belonged to the historical wapentake of Winnibriggs and Threo. It was described in John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870–1872) as "a parish in Grantham district, Lincoln; on Ermine-street, the river Witham, and the Great Northern railway, 1½ miles N of Great Ponton r. station, and 2 S of Grantham. It has a post-office under Grantham. Acres, 1, 490. Real property, £2,590. Pop., 208. Houses, 43. The property belongs to Turnor, Esq. P. Hall was occupied formerly by the Duke of Cleveland, and is occupied now by Broke Turnor, Esq. Many Roman relics have…