Join me on this English summertime walk through an historic little village in the Lincolnshire Wolds as we go from the new church to the old church on the hill.
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Walesby is mentioned in the Domesday Book, 1086, as Walesbi and means 'farmstead or village of a man called Valr'. It lies in the Lincolnshire Wolds, 3 miles from Market Rasen and 7 miles from Caistor.

Walesby, interestingly has two Churches. The newer church St Mary's sits in the village while the original parish church, the medieval All Saints, is set up high on Walesby Hill which overlooks the village.

St Mary's was designed by the architect Temple Moore in 1913 and was shut after the 2008 Lincolnshire earthquake when a large crack appeared in the tower and masonry fell inside the church. St Mary's was also damaged in the 1930s when a hurricane dislodged its 'candle snuffer' spire resulting in its eventual removal.

All Saints, also known as The Ramblers Church, was built in about 1175 and stands proudly on a hill overlooking the village of Walesby. Although St Mary's is the parish church now, All Saints is still used and cared for by Walesby PCC and The Friends of the Old Church.

Very near the church is a Signal Beacon. Although this wasn't an original site for a beacon it is a replica of those lit in 1588 to alert the local militia to the arrival of the Spanish invasion fleet. This was erected in July 1988 and lit 19th July 1988 as part of the Beacon chain to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the sighting of the Great Spanish Armada.
It continues to be lit on commemorative occasions.

There is evidence that the ancient site of which the Old Church stands has Saxon or Norman foundations. The church represents every period from 12th to 15th century architecture.

In 1861 the remains of a Roman villa was excavated to the east of the church and coins found date the settlement to c.320, there is also strong evidence that an earlier Saxon church stood on the site. Saxon graves have been excavated to the immediate east of the church, c.600.

The church has eight bells, two surviving from the medieval period. The clock was given to mark the Silver Jubilee of King George V and its ‘Guilford Chimes' strike on all eight bells, unlike the more usual five bell chime.

Filmed on 18.06.2024

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   • Chasing Atoms  

0:00 Rasen Road
1:30 St Mary's Church
15:00 Village Walk
19:30 Walesby Village Hall
27:30 Country Lane Out Of Walesby
32:15 Sheep Stop
38:50 The Rambler's Church