West Rasen
| West Rasen | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 The Packhorse Bridge at West Rasen | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TF063892 |
| Location: | 53°23’22"N, 0°24’8"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Market Rasen |
| Postcode: | LN8 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Lindsey |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Gainsborough |
West Rasen is a village in Lindsey, the northern part of Lincolnshire, on the A631 about three miles west of Market Rasen.
The parish church, All Saints, is a Grade I listed building dating from the 11th century, and built from ironstone. The font is 15th-century, and the former north aisle chapel was a chantry founded in 1373 for John Pouger, the chantry being dissolved in 1548.[1]
The churchyard cross is 14th-century, although it was restored in the 19th century, and is both Grade II listed and a scheduled monument.[2][3]
A packhorse bridge crosses the River Rasen, here. It dates from the 15th century, with 20th-century alterations. The bridge is built of ironstone; it is a narrow bridge with 3 arches and a cobbled surface.[4] The Packhorse Bridge is a scheduled monument.[5]
The village post office is a former cottage, now shop and house, dating from the late 17th century with 20th-century alterations and additions. It is likely to have been mud and stud originally, but is now underbuilt in red brick with a thatched roof.[6]
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References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1063400: Church of All Saints (Grade I listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1063401: Churchyard Cross, All Saints (Grade II listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1018285: Churchyard Cross, All Saints (Scheduled ancient monument entry)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1063403: Packhorse Bridge (Grade II* listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1005053: Packhorse Bridge (Scheduled ancient monument entry)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1166260: Post Office, West Rasen (Grade II listing)
