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Parish church dating to the 11th - 15th centuries and restored in 1860-1 by Kirk and Parry. 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}{2}
This church has several Anglo-Saxon elements remaining. {3}{4}{5}
The medieval(?) wooden bench ends are carved with an assortment of figures. {6}
A church at Wilsford is mentioned in Domesday Book. {7}
The arrangement of the south aisle arcade is unusual, and it is suggested that this may be due to a recluse having been accommodated in the church. The remains of a chapel can also be seen there, with the piscina and aumbry still remaining. It is known that a chapel was restored or repaired by a rector in 1479. {8}
John Bagworth, a vicar at Wilsford in the 15th century, was suspected of having heretical opinions and his books and writings were investigated by the bishop. {9}
Various details of the standing fabric of Wilsford church suggest that it may have been of high status in the pre-Conquest 11th century, possibly even of minster status. The remaining Anglo-Saxon stonework in the church includes two re-used decorated stones, a grave cover and a grave marker, both in the north aisle. There are also several examples of re-used stones with 12th-13th century cross pattee decoration. {10} | Subjects: | Building | Temporal: | 1000 - 1539 | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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