St. Mary's Churchyard
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St. Mary's Churchyard

Wilsford, North Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England

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    Coordinates: 52.97516, -0.50237
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The village was once the site of an ancient priory founded in the reign of King Stephen by Hugh le Wake and affiliated with the abbey of Bec in Normandy. At the dissolution of the monasteries, the land went to Charles, Duke of Suffolk. All traces of the buildings are now gone.

The church is dedicated to Saint Mary and was built in the Norman period, although traces of Saxon work are evident in the chapel, it was restored in 1860/1 and again in 1871. Burials in the churchyard ceased in the 1920s when a new cemetery was opened in School Lane.

The village was once the site of an ancient priory founded in the reign of King Stephen by Hugh le Wake and affiliated with the abbey of Bec in Normandy. At the dissolution of the monasteries, the land went to Charles, Duke of Suffolk. All traces of the buildings are now gone.

The church is dedicated to Saint Mary and was built in the Norman period, although traces of Saxon work are evident in the chapel, it was restored in 1860/1 and again in 1871. Burials in the churchyard ceased in the 1920s when a new cemetery was opened in School Lane.

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