St James Churchyard in Woolsthorpe-by-Belvoir, Lincolnshire

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Coordinates: 52.89579, -0.75784
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The parish church was originally dedicated to Saint Mary. The parish church was burned down by Parliamentary forces in 1660 during the Civil War. Services were afterward held in the chapel of St. Mary, a small building in the middle of the village. Burials still took place in the old churchyard. The old churchyard came to be known as "Woolsthorpe Upper Cemetery." The chapel of St. Mary was taken down in 1793 (some sources say 1787) and a church of the same name erected on the site. The present Anglican parish church was built in 1845-7 of stone and dedicated to Saint James.