St.Peter's church, Ropsley, Lincs.
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St.Peter's church, Ropsley, Lincs.
Image: © Richard Croft Taken: 1 Mar 2006
A very good church, even by Lincolnshire standards. Early English tower with Decorated broach spire, but see the roofline of an earlier Anglo-Saxon nave, a clue confirmed by 'long and short' stonework. There's a 3 bay Norman north arcade and early English south arcade and a Decorated clerestory. Above the porch dated 1486 reads "Hac non vade via nisi dicas Ave Maria" ... a hexameter that translates to 'Do not come this way without saying an Ave Maria'
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Image Location
Latitude
52.898744
Longitude
-0.52227