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Summary

Church of All Saints, Wellingore

Full description

63254
The church of All Saints was potentially a church of high status in pre-Conquest Lincolnshire. It is mentioned in the Registrum Antiquissimum (1070-1087), which is the Cartulary of the Catherdral Church of St Mary in Lincoln. One of the entries states that the church belonging to the manor owned by King William I at Wellingore (see 63253) was given to the bishopric of Lincoln (which had been transferred from Dorchester). This donation was confirmed in several later charters by subsequent kings. A church, with 14 acres of land, and a priest are also mentioned in the Domesday Book, which, it is suggested, belonged to St Peter's in Lincoln, rather than St Mary's Cathedral. {1}{2}
The church remained under the patronage of the Dean and Chapter in Lincoln until at least 1856. {3}{4}
The present church has some features dating to the twelfth century, and some Perpendicular features. It was restored in 1878 or 1881. 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. {5}{6}
Inside the church is a medieval tomb with recumbant figures of a knight and his lady. The exact date of the tomb is uncertain. It was originally painted and traces of paint still survive on the figures. {11}

<01> Foster, C.W., 1931, Registrum Antiquissimum I, pp.2,3,5,6,91,198 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI9519.

<02> C.W. Foster and T. Longley, 1924, Lincolnshire Domesday and Lindsey Survey, 1/6 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI893.

<03> R.E.G. Cole, 1913, Speculum Dioeceseos Lincolniensis sub Episcopis Gul: Wake et Edm: Gibson A.D.1705-1723. Part 1: Archdeaconries of Lincoln and Stow, page 138 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI6090.

<04> William White, 1856, History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire (Second Edition), page 342 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI886.

<05> Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram, 1989, Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition), page 786-787 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI1062.

<06> Department of the Environment, 1987, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 1/74 (506.015) (Index). SLI7648.

<07> SMR FILE, SK 95 NE:BY (Index). SLI3365.

<08> OS CARD INDEX, SK 95 NE:5 (Index). SLI2825.

<09> InnerVisions Aerial Photography, 1993->, InnerVisions Aerial Photographs, 279/0699/9; 31/05/99 (Aerial Photograph). SLI181.

<10> 1945-84, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION, FP39 (Aerial Photograph). SLI173.

<11> Cole, Roger, 2007, Wellingore Past and Present, pp 14-17 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI11565.

Monument Types

• CHURCH (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Medieval - 1000 AD? to 1150 AD?)
• CHURCHYARD (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Modern - 1000 AD? to 2050 AD)
• CHURCH (Medieval to Modern - 1150 AD to 2050 AD)

Associated Events

• Site visit to All Saints church, 1964
• Site visit to All Saints church, 1967-87
• Aerial photos of Wellingore village, 1951
• Aerial photos of Wellingore settlement, 1999

Protected Status

• Listed Building
• Conservation Area

Sources and further reading

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