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The church is the early 12th century and the subterranean charnel chapel houses one of only two remaining in situ medieval ossuaries (collections of human bones) in England.

Set amidst stunning scenery, St Peter's is a high Victorian jewel of a church, richly decorated, its monuments and fittings bring alive the fascinating history of the building and its people.

It is believed that Holy Trinity is one of the 'four voices of four hamlets round... the merry, merry bells of Yule' found within the poem 'In Memorium AHH' by Alfred Lord Tennyson. Holy Trinity has Saxon origins but the current building was built in the 11th and 12th centuries. In 1859 the church was extensively altered by Victorian architect James Fowler.

In 1334 John de Harrington founded a chantry in this place, whereby the chaplain and his assistant were enabled to support themselves and pray daily for the souls of their founder and his family.

St Martin's, designed by George Bodley and completed in 1863, is famous in the area and features excellent examples of preRaphaelite stained glass.

George Clayton Tennyson, father of Poet Laureate Alfred, Lord Tennyson, was rector from 1806 till his death in 1831.

A family church.

A 13th century church considerably extended in the 14th century in the perpendicular style and restored in 1870 by Slater and Carpenter with pew ends carved by the then incumbent, the Revd JH Holdich.

On a sloping site in a wildflower speckled churchyard, Loxley's church has a battlemented tower that dates back to the 13th century.

A plum pudding for old men.

A delightful surpise awaits you at this fascinating 11th century church with its rust coloured greenstone walls and open Victorian bell turret.

No other church can boast pew ends that were eaten off by horses being stabled overnight by Oliver Cromwell's army during the Battle of Winceby!