The last video from the Suffolk trip sees me break new ground once again. This is a one off for now in South Kesteven, but you all know I'm going to be back in the future don't you? Of course you do, that's the point of the channel after all. In this one, we look at a village that's cut in half by one of our most major routes from North to South - the A1.
Beginning on the Western side of the road, we use a footbridge to get to the other side before encountering the Ellys Manor House, a 15th century building which was constructed by Anthony Ellys, a wool merchant. Until very recently, the house was open to the public. Inside it has some rare wall paintings but unfortunately now it's closed thanks to a neighbourly dispute.
However there's loads more to see if you come here. There's literally a "Fiddle(-r) on the Roof" here, and there's a story to go with it. There's a large playing field which is the home of the local football team, lined with around 600 trees called Beano's Wood, planted in 1994 , and subsequently bolstered with new ones after a period of drought.
The ECML is back as well, it runs through the parish to the East, and we learn a bit about the High Dike Branch Line which incidentally is also associated with a Roman Road. There's also a quarry, and we meet the River Witham for the first time on the channel as well. Cringle Brook flows into the Witham, and there's a street named for it. There's an old pub on the A1 which is now flats, and we haven't even talked about the charity walk that's held annually in the village.
There's a LOT here. Welcome to GREAT PONTON.
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My name is Andy. I am armed with a car, a GoPro and an unhealthy amount of time on my hands.
Join me as I try to visit every single parish in the district of South Kesteven. There are 83. Here's the FIRST one – Great Ponton.
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The Blue Horse:
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Great Ponton Parish Council:
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Demographics:
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Zoopla:
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Beano’s Wood:
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GENUKI Entry:
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Great Ponton FC:
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Ellys Manor House closure:
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Cringle Brook:
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High Dike:
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High Dike Trackbed:
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Weather Vane:
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Some of the following music tracks may appear in this video:
Brendan Perkins - “Foxsnow” (B. Perkins)
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Brendan Perkins - “Mickey's House” (B. Perkins)
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The Keyhouse - "Voices" (H. Flunder)
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The Keyhouse - "Circles" (H. Flunder)
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Helen Flunder - "Sun" (H. Flunder)
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Helen Flunder - “Angels” (H. Flunder)
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Helen Flunder - “C Song” (H. Flunder)
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