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Church Lane, SLEAFORD, NG34 9SS

Remains of a fourteenth century cross https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1168294

Two lumps of Spilsby sandstone by the gate to St.Edith’s church known as “The Drake Stones” … actually a glacial erratic, but with a considerably more interesting Lincolnshire folk tale explanation. Long ago, a man ploughing a field north of the church saw his horses and plough mysteriously disappear into the ground and a dragon (drake) flew out. Next day when the villagers returned to the spot they found a stone shaped like a drakes head and thought there must be treasure beneath it. Unable to move it, the stone remained there for centuries until the 19th century when local intellectuals Dr.Oliver and Rev.Hazelwood used a traction engine to drag it to the church. It was during this relocation that the stone broke and became “The Drake Stones”.

St Edith's church in Anwick hides away behind tall trees. It follows the example of many of the churches in this flat landscape in the fact it has a tall spire which is visible from a wide area.

The clear east window can be seen at the end of the chancel.

A Second World War memorial window by A. E. Lemmon & son, 1947. In the centre is Our Lady of Lincoln with the Christ Child, a standing St Edith and St George. Below this are scenes of local agriculture in wartime. A soldier looks out to battleships offshore, and in the centre, two children place a poppy wreath on a grave, with the church in the background. The window is in memory of Charles Newton and Reginald Holland.

Commemorating the 800th anniversary of the church (1150-1950), this is a window by Lemmon from 1952 depicting a young Christ surrounded by summer, winter and autumn scenes with plants and animals. The traceries contain representations of weather and elements.