St Nicholas' Church, Fulbeck
| St Nicholas' Church, Fulbeck | |
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Church of St Nicholas, Fulbeck
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| 53°02′34″N 0°35′17″W / 53.042864°N 0.58816078°WCoordinates: 53°02′34″N 0°35′17″W / 53.042864°N 0.58816078°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Previous denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Founded | 10th-century |
| Dedication | Saint Nicholas |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I |
| Designated | 20 September 1966 |
| Architectural type | Norman, Perpendicular |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | limestone, rubble |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Fulbeck |
| Deanery | Deanery of Loveden |
| Diocese | Diocese of Lincoln |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Clergy | |
| Priest in charge | Rev'd Ali Healy (2013) |
| Laity | |
| Churchwarden(s) | Mr P G Cottingham (2013) |
St Nicholas' Church is a Grade I listed Church of England parish church dedicated to Saint Nicholas, in Fulbeck, Lincolnshire, England. The church is situated 9 miles (14 km) north from Grantham, and at the southern edge of the Lincoln Cliff in South Kesteven.
St Nicholas' is noted in particular for its association with and memorials to the Fane family of Fulbeck Hall, and its Norman-Transitional period font.
The church is within the Fulbeck conservation area. It is in the ecclesiastical parish of Fulbeck, and is part of the Caythorpe Group of churches in the Deanery of Loveden and the Diocese of Lincoln. Other churches in the same group are St Vincent's at Caythorpe, and St Nicholas' at Carlton Scroop with Normanton.
There were two churches and two priests at Fulbeck in the 11th century, recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book.
The present church was subject to a major restoration of 1887-88 by Charles Kirk, in Norman and Perpendicular style at a cost of £1,350. This included a new chancel arch and the enlargement of the chancel east window. Major rebuilding of the chancel had taken place in 1871, and between 1853 and 1858 new pews were added and the pillars restored. Of the earlier 9th- to early 13th-century church only small parts remain, particularly at the base of the chancel and tower. Restorations were carried out in the 14th and 15th century. In the 14th, aisles were replaced, with north and south doorways and a porch added—these remained after the Victorian restoration. In the 15th, the sides of the nave were raised by the use of a flat lead roof supported by a new clerestory—the previous roof had been steeply pitched.
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