St George's Church, Goltho

St George's Church, Goltho
A small, simple brick church seen from the southwest in a churchyard, with a single bellcote at the west end
St George's Church, Goltho, from the southwest
St George's Church, Goltho is located in Lincolnshire
St George's Church, Goltho
St George's Church, Goltho
Location in Lincolnshire
53°16′58″N 0°19′38″W / 53.2828°N 0.3272°W / 53.2828; -0.3272
OS grid referenceTF 116 775
LocationGoltho, Lincolnshire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteChurches Conservation Trust
History
DedicationSaint George
Architecture
Functional statusRedundant
Heritage designationGrade II*
Designated30 November 1966
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic
Groundbreakingc. 1530
Specifications
MaterialsBrick, tiled roof

St George's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the deserted village of Goltho, Lincolnshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, [1] and under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2] The church is in a field, and can be approached only by footpaths to the south of the A158 road, 2 miles (3 km) southwest of Wragby, and 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Lincoln.[2][3] The church was the last evidence surviving above ground of the deserted medieval village and manorial holding dating from the ninth century on the site of a Romano-British settlement,.[4][5] The church was severely fire damaged in 2013.[6]

  1. ^ Historic England, "Church of St George, Goltho (1308371)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 November 2013
  2. ^ a b St George's Church, Goltho, Lincolnshire, Churches Conservation Trust, retrieved 9 December 2016
  3. ^ Goltho, Streetmap, retrieved 8 March 2011
  4. ^ Guy Beresford, Goltho: The development of an Early Medieval Manor c. 850-1150, London: English Heritage, 1987.ISBN 978-1-848-02156-3
  5. ^ Goltho, St George's Church, Britain Express, retrieved 8 March 2011
  6. ^ "Church burnt to ground by fire", Lincolnshire Echo, This is Lincolnshire, Local World, 21 October 2013, retrieved 8 October 2013