St Peter's Church, South Somercotes | |
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53°25′20″N 0°07′45″E / 53.4221°N 0.1293°E | |
OS grid reference | NZ 274 513 |
Location | South Somercotes, Lincolnshire |
Country | England |
Denomination | Anglican |
Website | Churches Conservation Trust |
History | |
Dedication | Saint Peter |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Redundant |
Heritage designation | Grade I |
Designated | 9 March 1967 |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Gothic |
Specifications | |
Materials | limestone, greenstone and ironstone, red brick Roofs of slate and lead |
St Peter's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of South Somercotes, Lincolnshire, England (grid reference TF416938). It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building,[1] and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2] The church is 8 miles (13 km) to the northeast of Louth, and to the west of the A1013 road.[2][3] With its tall spire rising from a flat landscape, it has been called "The Queen of the Marsh".[2][4][5]