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Summary

St Andrew's church, Ewerby

Full description

PRN 61119
A church at Ewerby is recorded in Domesday Book (24,38). {1}
The present church is mostly thirteenth or fourteenth century (probably 1325), although there is evidence for an earlier church in the Norman font base. It was restored in 1895. {2}{3}
On the floor of the north aisle is a pre-Norman gravestone and under the tower is the bowl of a Norman font, upturned and used as the base for the Decorated font, and the base of a former churchyard cross. In the floor of the church is a Saxon stone with a broad cross carved down the centre. {3}
The Saxon stone is discussed in more detail in the 'Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture'. There is also a coped grave-cover with a 12th-13th century cross pattee design at the west end of the south aisle. {7}
A watching brief near the church revealed remains which may represent former churchyard boundaries (see 61120). {6}
The church is listed Grade I. 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. {4}

<1> Morris, J. (ed.), 1986, Domesday Book for Lincolnshire, 24,38 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI5431.

<2> Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram, 1989, Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition), pp.274-75 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI1062.

<3> Ordnance Survey, Ewerby and Evedon OS Cards, TF 14 NW; 4 (Index). SLI2483.

<4> Department of the Environment, 1988, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 3/19; 144.001 (Index). SLI5605.

<5> Ewerby & Evedon SMR Cards, TF 14 NW; W (Index). SLI3007.

<6> Archaeological Project Services, 1998, Land adjacent to 50 Main Street, Ewerby, EMS98 (Report). SLI5603.

<7> Paul Everson and David Stocker, 1999, Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture, pp 165-66 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI5526.

<8> Yerburgh, Dr Richard, 1825, Sketches Illustrative of the Topography and History of New and Old Sleaford, pp 204-08 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI1054.

Monument Types

• CHURCH (Rebuilt 13th-14th century, Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD to 2050 AD)

Associated Events

• Site visit to St Andrew's Church

Protected Status

• Listed Building

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