St. James' Church, Freiston was the parochial nave of the old conventional church. Freiston Priory of St James [PRN 12764] was founded as a cell of the Benedictine Abbey of Crowland soon after 1114 and continued until the dissolution of the mother house in 1539. The church is Norman to Perpendicular in style. {1}{2}{3}{4} The church was in normal use in 1965. {1} Part of the former Benedictine Priory and now a parish church. The priory was founded from Croyland in 1114, and the church was restored in 1871 by James Fowler in Norman style. It is built of limestone ashlar, coursed limestone rubble and red brick. For the full description of this listed building please refer to the National Heritage List for England. {6}