Historic churches · East Midlands
St Helen's Church, Little Cawthorpe
St Helen's Church, Little Cawthorpe — grade II listed church in Little Cawthorpe, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
St Helen's Church, Little Cawthorpe is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1860. Built in the Gothic Revival style. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "grade II listed church in Little Cawthorpe, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.3332°, 0.0363°.
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Heritage listing
St Helen's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Little Cawthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. Little Cawthorpe is about 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of the village of Legbourne, and 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Louth.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Lincolnshire Wolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Helen's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Little Cawthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. Little Cawthorpe is about 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of the village of Legbourne, and 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Louth.
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Background
Architecture
Inside the church, the pointed chancel arch has two orders and is decorated with red diamond-shaped tiles. Its responds have marble shafts and ornate capitals. In the north wall of the chancel are three sharply pointed openings, the one to the east leading to the vestry. In the south wall is a plain sedilia. Behind the altar is an ornate reredos composed of encaustic tiles. The altar rail, the octagonal font, and the polygonal pulpit all date from the 19th century. There is a monument under the west window dated 1860. The windows contain richly coloured stained glass.
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- Coordinates
- 53.3332, 0.0363
- County
- Lincolnshire
- District
- East Lindsey
- Parish
- Little Cawthorpe
- Postcode
- LN11 8NB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Louth and Horncastle
- Established
- 1860
- Official site
- www.visitchurches.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7593315 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Helen's Church, Little Cawthorpe (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Little Cawthorpe Church - geograph.org.uk - 149753.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Helen's Church, Little Cawthorpe?
- St Helen's Church, Little Cawthorpe is in Lincolnshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode LN11 8NB), in the parish of Little Cawthorpe.
- When was St Helen's Church, Little Cawthorpe built?
- Built or established in 1860.
- Is St Helen's Church, Little Cawthorpe a listed building?
- St Helen's Church, Little Cawthorpe is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is St Helen's Church, Little Cawthorpe a protected site?
- Yes — St Helen's Church, Little Cawthorpe is part of the Lincolnshire Wolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is St Helen's Church, Little Cawthorpe free to visit?
- Yes, St Helen's Church, Little Cawthorpe is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Helen's Church, Little Cawthorpe?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LN11 8NB. It sits within the Louth and Horncastle parliamentary constituency.