Churchyard of the 'old' church of St James', Woolsthorpe-by-Belvoir
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Churchyard of the 'old' church of St James', Woolsthorpe-by-Belvoir
Image: © Ann Schmidt Taken: 7 May 2007
The 'old' church on this site was burned down by Parliamentary forces in 1660. The raised area -centre back--is all that remains. Judging by the ages of the gravestones this was used as a cemetery for many years after this.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.887952
Longitude
-0.757474