In old writings Over Tointon, is about a mile and a half eastward from
Horncastle, to which parish and also that of Low Tointon it adjoins.
From only one place of this name being mentioned in the Domesday record,
it is probable that at the time of making that survey both High and Low
Tointon were included in one parish. The manorial estates, which have
descended with those of Horncastle, belong to the Bishop of Carlisle, and
are leased to different individuals. The church is a small uninteresting
building. The Bishop of Carlisle is patron of the curacy.