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St James Church
Hob Uid: 323846
Location : Lincolnshire South Kesteven Woolsthorpe By Belvoir
Grid Ref : SK8373033050
Summary : Medieval? church, burnt down by the Roundheads in 1643, during the siege of Belvoir Castle. , now just a pile of rubble.
More information : [SK 8373 3305] St. James's Church [G.T.] (site of) (1) St. James' Church, Woolsthorpe, was burnt down by the Roundheads in 1643, during the siege of Belvoir Castle. Some fragments of the tower remain. (2,3) A large, irregular and overgrown mass of masonry not identifiable as a tower, marks the site of this church. The adjacent graveyard is now disused. (4) Descheduled. (5)

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Source details : OS 6" 1956
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Source details : Little Guide, Linc. 2nd Edn., 1924, 343-4. (J.C. Cox)
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Source details : Corr. 6" (C.W. Phillips, 1930)
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Source details : F1 BHS 18-FEB-65
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Source Number : 5
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Source details : DOE List December 1983
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Monument Period Name : Medieval
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Monument End Date : 1643
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Monument Type : Church
Evidence : Ruined Building

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SK 83 SW 4
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1965-02-18
End Date : 1965-02-18

St James Church