Greetwell
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Greetwell is a village and civil parish
about 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the city of Lincoln
, Lincolnshire
, England.
The parish church is dedicated to All Saints
and is a grade II* listed building built of limestone
and dating from the 11th century, which was restored
in the 19th century. Both the west tower and the font
date from the 13th century. On the north side of the apse
is an early 13th century tombstone, inscribed: "Hic Jacet Adanz de London Quandam Rectoristius ecclesiac cujus aizinzae propiehir Deus" There are two ashlar
monuments in the apse to Richard Lely, who died 1734 and Anna Lely, died 1733. There is also a marble
gravestone in the apse floor to Robert Dalyson, died 1620.
The village was mentioned in Domesday Book
when it was recorded as having twenty two households, sixteen acres of meadow, one mill, two fisheries, and a church.
There are earthwork remains of the medieval village
either side of the railway line which are scheduled.
Greetwell Hollow is a former quarry, now a nature reserve managed by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
. It is also a Site of Special Scientific Interest
(SSSI).
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
about 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the city of Lincoln
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Lincoln is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England.The non-metropolitan district of Lincoln has a population of 85,595; the 2001 census gave the entire area of Lincoln a population of 120,779....
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England.
The parish church is dedicated to All Saints
All Saints
All Saints' Day , often shortened to All Saints, is a solemnity celebrated on 1 November by parts of Western Christianity, and on the first Sunday after Pentecost in Eastern Christianity, in honour of all the saints, known and unknown...
and is a grade II* listed building built of limestone
Limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
and dating from the 11th century, which was restored
Victorian restoration
Victorian restoration is the term commonly used to refer to the widespread and extensive refurbishment and rebuilding of Church of England churches and cathedrals that took place in England and Wales during the 19th-century reign of Queen Victoria...
in the 19th century. Both the west tower and the font
Baptismal font
A baptismal font is an article of church furniture or a fixture used for the baptism of children and adults.-Aspersion and affusion fonts:...
date from the 13th century. On the north side of the apse
Apse
In architecture, the apse is a semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical vault or semi-dome...
is an early 13th century tombstone, inscribed: "Hic Jacet Adanz de London Quandam Rectoristius ecclesiac cujus aizinzae propiehir Deus" There are two ashlar
Ashlar
Ashlar is prepared stone work of any type of stone. Masonry using such stones laid in parallel courses is known as ashlar masonry, whereas masonry using irregularly shaped stones is known as rubble masonry. Ashlar blocks are rectangular cuboid blocks that are masonry sculpted to have square edges...
monuments in the apse to Richard Lely, who died 1734 and Anna Lely, died 1733. There is also a marble
Marble
Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite.Geologists use the term "marble" to refer to metamorphosed limestone; however stonemasons use the term more broadly to encompass unmetamorphosed limestone.Marble is commonly used for...
gravestone in the apse floor to Robert Dalyson, died 1620.
The village was mentioned in Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
when it was recorded as having twenty two households, sixteen acres of meadow, one mill, two fisheries, and a church.
There are earthwork remains of the medieval village
Deserted medieval village
In the United Kingdom, a deserted medieval village is a former settlement which was abandoned during the Middle Ages, typically leaving no trace apart from earthworks or cropmarks. If there are fewer than three inhabited houses the convention is to regard the site as deserted; if there are more...
either side of the railway line which are scheduled.
Greetwell Hollow is a former quarry, now a nature reserve managed by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
The Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust is a wildlife trust covering the whole ceremonial county of Lincolnshire England...
. It is also a Site of Special Scientific Interest
Site of Special Scientific Interest
A Site of Special Scientific Interest is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. SSSIs are the basic building block of site-based nature conservation legislation and most other legal nature/geological conservation designations in Great Britain are based upon...
(SSSI).