Building record MLI86170 - St Andrew's church and churchyard, Boothby Graffoe
Summary
St Andrew's church and churchyard, Boothby Graffoe, may have been an important pre-Conquest church. The present building is an 1842 rebuild of an earlier church.
Type and Period (3)
- CHURCH (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Post Medieval - 1000 AD? to 1842 AD)
- CHURCH (Post Medieval to Modern - 1842 AD to 2050 AD)
- CHURCHYARD (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Modern - 1000 AD? to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
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It is suggested that there may have been a senior pre-Conquest church at Boothby Graffoe. This is due to the place-name evidence, probably because Boothby is also the name of the Wapentake in which it was located at that time. {1}
A church and a priest, with one carucate of land are mentioned in the Domesday Book. {2}
The present church is an 1842 rebuild, in Gothic style, of an earlier church. It is constrcuted of coursed rubble and ashlar and slate roofs. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. {3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI5526 Bibliographic Reference: Paul Everson and David Stocker. 1999. Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture. Lincolnshire. p.74.
- <2> SLI893 Bibliographic Reference: C.W. Foster and T. Longley. 1924. Lincolnshire Domesday and Lindsey Survey. 1/5.
- <3> SLI6099 Index: Department of the Environment. Dec 1983. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 7/6 (051.006).
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 98703 58850 (70m by 70m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BOOTHBY GRAFFOE, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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