Skillington
| Skillington | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 St James' church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK897258 |
| Location: | 52°49’21"N, 0°40’11"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 345 (2011) |
| Post town: | Grantham |
| Postcode: | NG33 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | South Kesteven |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Grantham and Stamford |
Skillington is a village and parish in the Kesteven part of Lincolnshire, adjacent to the border with Leicestershire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 345.[1] The village is situated a mile and a half west of the A1 road, six miles south of Grantham, and is within three miles of the Leicestershire border.
Nearby villages include Buckminster, Sproxton, Stainby, Sewstern, Colsterworth and Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, with the latter the birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton.[2]
Parish church
The parish church is a Grade-I listed building dedicated to Saint James. It dates from the 11th century and is built of limestone. The tower dates from the 13th century. The vestry was added in the 19th century. The font is 14th-century, and there is a 17th-century oak chest. Built into the north wall of the chancel are two 13th-century grave slabs, one re-used in memory of John Bowfield, who died in 1730. There are two stained-glass windows to the memory of the Rev Charles Hudson, vicar, killed on the Matterhorn in 1865.[3]
References
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Skillington) |
- ↑ "Civil Paerish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for Nationasl Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11128562&c=Skillington&d=16&e=62&g=6447433&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1464535583597&enc=1. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ↑ Gleick, J. Isaac Newton. Harper Perennial; 3rd edition (2004)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1168300: St James, Skillington
