St Chad's Church, Harpswell
| St Chad's Church, Harpswell | |
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| 53°23′54″N 0°35′38″W / 53.3982°N 0.5939°WCoordinates: 53°23′54″N 0°35′38″W / 53.3982°N 0.5939°W | |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Broad Church |
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| Dedication | St. Chad |
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| Parish | Harpswell |
| Deanery | Corringham |
| Archdeaconry | Stow and Lindsey |
| Diocese | Lincoln |
| Province | Canterbury |
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| Priest(s) | Revd Mark Briscoe |
St Chad's Church, Harpswell, is a parish church in the Church of England in Harpswell, Lincolnshire.
The ancient church of St Chad in the village of Harpswell, about 12 miles north of the city of Lincoln, was established c.1042 and has one of the few complete Anglo-Saxon towers remaining in England.
The church had thirteenth- and fourteenth-century additions, in particular its Norman south arcade was extended in this period, and the whole church was heavily restored in 1890-91. Research indicates that the church, which stands very close to a spring (one of a number at the foot of the Jurassic limestone scarp with ritual associations) was constructed on a much older pre-Christian ritual site connected with water cults.
It is a Grade I listed building.
There are a number of historical monuments in St Chad's Church, two of the most notable are located in the south aisle and are dedicated to former priests. The largest of these is an effigy of William de Harrington dating from 1346, which shows him reposing on a pillow supported on two angels whilst dressed in cassock, hood and pileolus whilst at his feet are images of the green man.
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