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Description: | AT THE WEST END OF THE SOUTH AND NORTH AISLES ARE STONES WITH ANGLO-SAXON INTERLACE.IN THE PORCH IS A HOLY WATER STOUP, COMPRISING A DECORATED ANGLO- SAXON STONE ABOVE A PROBABLE C15 BASIN. {1}{3}{4} BUILT INTO A STOUP IN THE SOUTH PORCH AND LOOSE AT THE WEST END OF THE NAVE, TWO FRAGMENTS WITH INTERLACE DECORATION. MOUNTED AGAINST THE NAVE WEST WALL A THIRD SECTION, FROM A SMALL CROSS, WITH A GRID OF INTERLACE IN THE SHAFT.{2}~ THE FRAGMENT OF A CARVED SAXON CROSS AND FURTHER REMAINS OF SAXON GRAVE-SLABS ARE EVIDENCE OF AN EARLY CHURCH HERE, AND THIS IS CONFIRMED BY THE DOMESDAY BOOK ENTRY OF 1086 WHICH MENTIONS A CHURCH AND A PRIEST. {5}~ | Subjects: | General Archaeology | Temporal: | 850 - 1065 | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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