Historic Churches in Lincolnshire

A quiet country church boasting some attractive Elizabethan brasses and the only 15th-century rood screen in Lincolnshire. A mile to the west is Stow Minster Saxon church.
Stow, Lincolnshire, England

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St John's Church dates to the 15th century though it incorporates parts of an older church. The historical highlight here is a superb set of 14th and 15th-century wall paintings, some overlapping each other. In addition, the church boasts a 13th-century octagonal font, a George I royal coat of arms and panels of 15th-century stained glass.
Church Street, Corby Glen, Lincolnshire, England, NG33 4NJ

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Heritage Highlight: Outstanding medieval wall paintings

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The Old Rectory was built in 1709 after the earlier rectory was burned down - possibly by arson. John and Charles Wesley, the founders of Methodism, grew up here with their brother and seven sisters. The rectory has been beautifully restored and holds a wealth of Wesley mementoes, letters, and personal items.
1 Rectory Street, Epworth, Lincolnshire, England, DN9 1HX

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Heritage Highlight: John Wesley's childhood home

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St Andrew's Church dates to the 12th century and stands on the site of a Saxon church. Samuel Wesley, the father of John Wesley, founder of Methodism, was rector here for 40 years. John Wesley famously preached from atop his father's tomb when he was barred from preaching inside the church.
Church Street, Epworth, Lincolnshire, England, DN9 1ES

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Heritage Highlight: Strong links to John Wesley, founder of Methodism

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A Georgian town church in neo-classical style, modelled after St Martin-in-the-Fields church in London. The tower of All Saints is Perpendicular Gothic, dating from the 14th century, but the interior is something quite remarkably different - painted in pastel hues of lilac, gold, and white, with large classical columns supporting galleries on two sides.
Church Street, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, DN21 2JR

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An unpretentious little country church built entirely of red brick. The building consists of a chancel and nave, entered directly through the west wall, underneath a fanciful brick-built bellcote.
Goltho, Lincolnshire, England, LN8 5JD

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St Wulfram's Church dates to the late Saxon period but the building we see today is the result of a 13th-century rebuilding. The tower soars 283 feet and was the highest in Britain when it was erected. The exterior features dozens of grotesquely carved faces, while inside is a 16th-century chained library and a crypt that once held the relics of St Wulfram.
Church Street, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, NG31 6NS

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Heritage Highlight: Superb 14th-century tower and spire

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There are two All Saints churches in Great Steeping; this is the 'Old' church, built in 1748 from an earlier medieval church. Despite its medieval origins, the church is decidedly Georgian, with round-headed multi-paned windows set in a wall of local greensand at the base with red bricks above. The greensand stone blocks were reused from the earlier church.
All Saints Road, Old Church Lane, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire, England, PE23 5PR

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St Peter's Church stands in the grounds of Gunby Hall and has close links to the Massingberd family, owners of the Gunby Hall estate for hundreds of years. Look for early 15th-century memorial brasses to Thomas and Johanna Massingberd of Gunby Hall (c. 1405) and William Lodynton (d. 1420).
Gunby Hall, Gunby, Lincolnshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: Two early 15th-century brasses

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A small country church on the edge of the Lincolnshire Fens, St Barbara's church is an attractive medieval building consisting of a nave with clerestory, chancel, south aisle, south porch, and an impressive three-storey west tower. The top stage of the tower is in the Decorated Gothic style that emerged in the 14th century, but the bottom two stages show Norman features.
Haceby, Lincolnshire, England, NG34 0EG

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