Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire

Pinchbeck is a village and civil parish in the South Holland district of in Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 2 mi north from the centre of Spalding. The name Pinchbeck is derived from either the Old English pinc+bece (Minnow Stream) or pinca+bece (Finch Ridge).

Pinchbeck falls within the drainage area of the Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage Board. The board maintains Pinchbeck Engine House, a museum which houses a drain engine, built to drain Pinchbeck Marsh in the early 19th century.

The village Anglican church is St Mary's, which is over 1000 years old. It has a wide nave with mid-12th-century arches, and a 15th-century single hammer beam roof supported by large gilded angels carrying the heraldic escutcheons of the Pinchbeck family. The chancel is by Victorian restorer, Herbert Butterfield.

Village schools are Pinchbeck East C of E Primary School and Pinchbeck West St Bartholomew's C of E Primary School.