Cabourne Church ~ History Information & Pictures
St. Nicholas church in Cabourne Lincolnshire is lovely church set in a beautiful part of the country.
This is about the trip I took there and my subsequent research into the history surrounding the site
Cabourne sits on the A46 from Grimsby about 1.5 miles before you get to Caistor and is only a mile away from the woods which contain Pelham’s Pillar.
The church is ancient, though it was restored in 1872 there are remnants of it ancient past. Namely a 13th century lancet window and an original doorway according to Pevsner. The font goes back to Norman times and was found under the floor when Sir A.W. Blomfield carried out his extensive rebuilding in 1872.
I’ve subsequently found out that there are 12th century, possibly 11th, grave markers against the east wall, I’ll check those out and photograph them when I return - as I surely will.
Entries in existing parish registers go back to 1552 which is, despite the date, relatively late in the churches history.
Cabourne, or Caburn, is listed in the Domeday book of 1086 as Caburne and it mentions the names:
Ivo Tailbos - Roger Tailbos - William and Norman de Percy - Hugh FitzBaldric - Alfred of Lincoln and Durand Malet
St. Nicholas church in Cabourne
One source of information I have suggests that the tower is pre Conquest in origin ! English heritage also state the tower to be of 11th century origin.
The whole area is steeped in history with Iron Age enclosures, bits of Roman road and pottery finds, the earthworks of medieval shrunken village.
English Heritage has just thrown something up which has kind of derailed this article . . .
Site of a Gilbertine grange, former Knights Templar administrative centre, Hospitaller’s preceptory. Extensive earthworks
[Later Edit]
Of the Knights Templar:
In 1338, when the house came to the Hospitallers, it still held the churches of Gainsborough, Goulceby, Thorpe-in-the-Fallows, and half Willoughton, with lands at Cawkwell, Thorpe, Ingham, Cabourn, Limber, Saxby, Mere, Waddington, East Keal, Claxby, Thimbleby, Gainsborough, and Walcote, valued at £284 3s. 5d., and charged with reprisals, amounting to £82 10s. 8½d.
Right then, as that’s the information I currently have on the church I’ll wrap this up now and move onto comments for any more information on the church history and Knights Templar connections with the area.
If you know of anything at all related or if you’ve visited the church etc please do leave a comment
Many thanks
Yours Templarly
Rod
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chris keyworth said,
January 22, 2010 @ 11:57 am
A Friend of mine was a grave digger here in the 70s and found am Iron age carved stone head here not wanting to remove it from the area he threw it in an old well in the nearby farm yard belonging to a relative of mine.
Part of the Endowment of Newhouse Abbey..
Early in the sixteenth century the abbot of Newhouse was involved in a suit with Sir Thomas Burgh, who had violently possessed himself of a certain grange, granted some time before to his father by a former abbot for protection under a charge of murder.
The original endowment of the abbey of Newhouse included a knight’s fee at Newhouse, and lands of William de Romara at Killingholme and Cabourne, with the churches of Habrough, East Halton, one-third of Saxilby and one-sixth of Brocklesby.
i have more on this one…
Rod said,
January 22, 2010 @ 2:29 pm
Chris,
very interesting - as always another great tie in !
I’ll sort a rope out and lower you into that well
Cheers
Rod
Anna said,
May 25, 2011 @ 12:55 pm
Hello-my family name is Cabourne and we originallycome from this area-my great grandmother was a Cabourne from Cabourne-the family was well to do- I did hear they had a large house in the village in my great grandmothers time-or maybe earlier generations-
Would you know if there are any Cabourne graves in the churchyard or entries in the register ?
If theres any trace to investigate I mean to come up and look-I live in London.
Thanks for the info and photo you have posted
Rod said,
May 25, 2011 @ 6:49 pm
Hi Anna,
thanks for the comment and welcome to the site - I’m not aware of any myself but if anybody local to the church sees this perhaps they could chime in
Regards
Rod