The Parish Church of Genewys

Scotton is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district Lincolnshire. It is situated 7 mi south from Scunthorpe.

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The Parish Church of All Saints

Sitting on Red Lion Square in the centre of Stamford, All Saints is one of Stamford's famous 5 medieval parish churches, there is a small amount of 12th century stonework, but the bulk of the church dates from the 13th century.

Extensive additions were made by the Browne family in the 15th century. John Browne, funded the 15th-century construction and his son, William, funded and built the steeple.

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The Old Hall

Gainsborough Old Hall is located in the town centre of Gainsborough and was built in 1460 by Sir Thomas Burgh.
The hall was the seat of the Burghs until 1596, and then sold to the merchant Hickman family, who resided there until around 1730. Over the next two centuries the building was leased for various purposes, a fascinating mix of residential use, workshops and businesses, a theatre space and civic institutions.
The Old Hall is now under the care of English Heritage.

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The Abbey Church of Saint Mary & Saint Bartholomew & Saint Guthlac

Crowland is a small market town in the fenlands of south Lincolnshire, just south of Spalding, The town's two historical points of interest are the ruined medieval Croyland Abbey and the 14th-century three-sided Trinity bridge.

A monk named Guthlac came to what was then an island in the Fens to live the life of a hermit and he dwelt at Croyland between 699 and 714. Following in Guthlac’s footsteps, a monastic community came into being here in the 8th century. The Abbey was dissolved in 1539, the monastic buildings, including the chancel, transepts and crossing of the church appear to have been demolished fairly promptly but the nave and aisles had been used as the parish church and continue in that role to the present day.


Trinity bridge is a unique three-way stone arch bridge that stands in the town centre, while it once spanned the confluence of the River Welland and a tributary, the rivers have been re-routed and it now spans nothing. The current bridge dates to the 14th century, built between 1360 and 1390, and replaced previous wooden bridges.

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The Parish Church of Saint Mary

The parish church of St Mary dates from the 13th and 14th century and has a 19th century square tower and box pews. The church of St Mary's, although in the village of Alvingham was until it became redundent in the 1970's the parish church of North Cockerington, which is the neighbouring village. The church shares the same churchyard with St Adelwold (only a few metres to the east of St Mary's), St Adelwold being the parish church for the village of Alvingham.

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