St Vincent's Church, Caythorpe
| St Vincent's Church, Caythorpe | |
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Church of St Vincent, Caythorpe
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| 53°01′34″N 0°36′06″W / 53.026155°N 0.60166365°WCoordinates: 53°01′34″N 0°36′06″W / 53.026155°N 0.60166365°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Previous denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Founded | 13th century |
| Dedication | Vincent of Saragossa |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I |
| Designated | 20 September 1966 |
| Architectural type | Decorated, Perpendicular |
| Specifications | |
| Spire height | 156 feet (47.5 m) |
| Materials | limestone, ironstone, rubble |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Caythorpe |
| Deanery | Deanery of Loveden |
| Diocese | Diocese of Lincoln |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Clergy | |
| Priest in charge | Rev'd Ali S. Healy (2013) |
| Laity | |
| Churchwarden(s) | Mrs Jo Russell (2013) Mr J T Scott (2013) |
St Vincent's Church is a Grade I listed Church of England parish church in Caythorpe, Lincolnshire, England. It is situated at the southern edge of the Lincoln Cliff in South Kesteven, and 10 miles (16 km) north from Grantham.
St Vincent's is only one of four churches in England dedicated to Vincent of Saragossa. The church is noted in particular for its double nave (one of only four existing in England), and monuments to Sir Charles and Sir Edward Hussey, and to the 18th-century astronomer Edmund Weaver.
The church is in the ecclesiastical parish of Caythorpe, and is one of the Caythorpe Group of churches in the Deanery of Loveden and the Diocese of Lincoln. Other churches within the group are St Nicholas' at Fulbeck, and St Nicholas' at Carlton Scroop with Normanton.
There were two churches at Caythorpe in the 11th century, recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book. The present church building dates from the early, and chiefly completed before the middle of, the 14th century. The construction was probably sponsored by the niece of Edward II, Lady Elizabeth de Burgh who held the local lordship. The patronage of the present church at origin was held by the Knights Hospitaller, whose earlier Knights Templar had their Lincolnshire headquarters at Temple Bruer, 6 miles (10 km) to the north-east.
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