Yarburgh Church & Village A Historical & Visitors Guide
Yarburgh church was rebuilt in 1405 after a fire so is something of interest as it is one of the few churches in the area built solely of one period.
The design is of the Perpendicular Style and quite striking primarily due to the castellated tower.
On planning the trip most of my reference sources mention the importance of the limestone west doorway - so knowing you’d all share my enthusiasm I made sure I got pictorial evidence for you.
Clearly it has had some extensive and very recent restoration / renovation so really needs to weather in to be appreciated I suspect.
It is very impressive, some lovely carving featuring Adam, Eve and the Serpent, Lamb of God and various other such things. A rare and beautiful thing.
1981/83 (two dates found) saw the church become part of the Redundant Churches Fund due to ever decreasing congregations. A sad situation but one with an ironic twist. Whenever I visit a redundant church looked after by the und they are always in great order and importantly virtually the only ones actual open !
Yarburgh Village History
Believed to date back to Saxon origins and later settlement by the Danes the name comes from earthwork or earth fortification.
It’s listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 and in my copy states the name of the village at the time as Gereburg and it was the King’s land
English Heritage have listing for 6 sites of earthworks, medieval ridge and furrow, ancient roads, possible moat and tantalizingly a settlement possibly a Monastic Grange !
OS map coordinates for Yarburgh Grange are TF 3499 9358 according to English Heritage.
There’s far more information about this area I’m sure so if anybody would like to contribute and information, anecdotes, local history or myth etc then everything is welcome - please do leave a comment on either the village, church or immediate area.
Ridge and Furrowingly Yours
Rod
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St John the Baptist church Yarburgh, Lincolnshire
