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ALL SAINTS, STAPLEFORD
The Church is situated in a picturesque spot close to the river Witham, in Kesteven, Lincolnshire.
Kesteven is in the south-west quarter of the County. Its name means 'wood' and has been in use since early medieval times.
Most of the area is pleasantly undulating with attractive stone houses and churches. Its county town was originally Sleaford but it also boasts the historic town of Grantham on the Great North Road and the beautiful medieval stone town of Stamford.
The church is distinct, in that there have been two different stones used in the building. The red brick (used in 1770) and tiled roof are in sharp contrast with the natural stone tower (C13th).
There are 4 oval plaques on the walls, these memorials are quite unusual in the way that they are positioned.
Research suggests that there is an English civil war helmet in the chancel, although the church is usually locked, if you are lucky to find it open then please let me know if it is still there. You can see a Romanesque pillar piscina within the church, and a separate bowl from another pillar reset into the corner of the nave.
There is a church mentioned in the Domesday book. The church and manor are shown as belonging to Countess Judith, niece of William I.
In the churchyard is a Grade II listed and scheduled churchyard cross which dates from the 14th century, and is believed to stand in its original position. I believe this to be the cross.
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