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St James, Dorrington, Lincolnshire

Location
(53°3′44″N, 0°23′28″W)
Dorrington
TF 079 529
pre-1974 traditional (England and Wales) Lincolnshire
now Lincolnshire
  • Thomas E. Russo

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Feature Sets
Description

Church consists of a W tower, a two-bay nave with N and S aisles, and chancel mostly of the 13thc. The upper part of the tower is 14thc. and the clerestory is of the Perpendicular period. There was a restoration by Kirk and Parry here in 1867. The W tower arch is done in the Transitional style of around 1200.

History

Though Dorrington is mentioned in the Domesday Survey, there is no mention of a church here in 1086.

Features

Interior Features

Arches

Tower/Transept arches
Comments/Opinions

The keeling, the polygonal forms, and the bell capitals suggest a date of c. 1200. Pevsner notes that the simple N doorway may be of the same period; this is possible though the only feature present is a chamfered impost.

Bibliography

N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire. London, 1990, 257-58.