Fenton, South Kesteven

Village in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England

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53°02′54″N 0°41′18″W / 53.048204°N 0.688312°W / 53.048204; -0.688312

Fenton is a village in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 14 miles (23 km) south-west from the city and county town of Lincoln, 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east from the village of Claypole and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south from the A17 road.

Fenton Grade I listed Anglican church is dedicated to All Saints.[1] It has a crocketed spire and is mainly of Perpendicular and Decorated style, but retains a Norman north arcade.[2] The chancel was rebuilt in 1838 and restored in 1875.[3]

References

  1. ^ Historic England. "Church of All Saints (1062914)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  2. ^ Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull 1885, p. 391
  3. ^ Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 125; Methuen & Co. Ltd
  • Media related to Fenton, South Kesteven at Wikimedia Commons
  • "Fenton", Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2011
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