Building record MLI89927 - St Peter's Church and Churchyard, Threekingham
Summary
St Peter's church and churchyard, Threekingham.
Type and Period (2)
- CHURCH (Medieval to Modern - 1100 AD to 2050 AD)
- CHURCHYARD (Medieval to Modern - 1100 AD to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
Parish church constructed in the 12th century, with 13th to 14th century alterations. The spire was restored in 1872. Built of coursed limestone rubble and ashlar, with lead and Collyweston slate roofs. West tower with broach spire, nave, chancel, north and south aisles, south porch. 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. {1}
The church and its incumbents are discussed by Trollope. {2}
The memorials in the church include a medieval effigy of an armoured knight and his lady thought to be Lambert de Trekingham, a Justice of Court of Common Pleas during the reigns of Edward I and II, and his wife Spayne. There are also three stone coffins within the church which are thought to date to the 13th century. {2}{3}
A church dedicated to St Peter is mentioned in the Domesday Book. {4}
There are two stone grave markers with a 12th-13th century cross pattee motif within the church, one within the porch wall and one loose in the north aisle. {7}
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SLI5596 Index: Department of the Environment. 1990. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 12/106 (474.002).
- <2> SLI920 Bibliographic Reference: Edward Trollope. 1872. Sleaford and the Wapentakes of Flaxwell and Aswardhurn in the County of Lincoln. pp 517-23.
- <3> SLI11444 Bibliographic Reference: CRAGG, W.A.. 1913. A History of Threekingham with Stow in Lincolnshire. pp 20-21.
- <4> SLI893 Bibliographic Reference: C.W. Foster and T. Longley. 1924. Lincolnshire Domesday and Lindsey Survey. pp xxi-xxii; 3/55; 48/7; 67/11.
- <5> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). pp 763-64.
- <6> SLI11487 Graphic Material: City and County Museum. Threekingham Church. P21/79.
- <7> SLI5526 Bibliographic Reference: Paul Everson and David Stocker. 1999. Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture. Lincolnshire. Appendix F, p 318.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 08959 36118 (84m by 76m) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THREEKINGHAM, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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