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Churches in LincolnshireLincolnshire, England

15 churches in the Albion Guide across Lincolnshire — see the full churches directory, or everything to explore in Lincolnshire.

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Lincoln Cathedral

Cathedral near Lincoln

Triple-towered medieval cathedral crowning the hilltop city, once the tallest building in the world and visible across the plain for miles.

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St Botolph's Church (Boston Stump)

Church near Boston

One of England's largest parish churches, its 272ft 'Stump' tower and octagonal lantern a landmark across the fens and the Wash.

All Saints Church, Holbeach

Church near Holbeach

Grand fen-town church of the 14th century with a soaring spire and richly carved south porch, a landmark of South Holland.

Crowland Abbey

Abbey near Crowland

Half a church, its carved west front facing the street beside a roofless shell.

St Andrew's Church, Heckington

Church near Heckington

A jewel of the Decorated style, its carved Easter Sepulchre and flowing window tracery among the best in England.

St Mary Magdalene Church, Gedney

Church near Gedney

One of the great 'Cathedral of the Fens' churches, its tall Perpendicular nave rising over the flat South Holland marsh.

St Wulfram's Church, Grantham

Church near Grantham

Great medieval church whose 282ft spire, flanked by four spirelets, was the tallest in England when built around 1300.

Stow Minster

Church near Stow

Great Anglo-Saxon and Norman cruciform church north-west of Lincoln, reputed mother church of the cathedral.

St Peter's Church, Barton-upon-Humber

Church near Barton-upon-Humber

Redundant church below the Humber bridge whose Anglo-Saxon tower is one of the most complete pre-Conquest structures in England.

St Denys' Church, Sleaford

Church near Sleaford

Market-town church carrying one of the earliest stone broach spires in England, above fine Decorated window tracery.

St Helen's Church, Brant Broughton

Church near Brant Broughton

Widely held one of Lincolnshire's finest churches, its lofty spire and Bodley's gilded chancel crowning a handsome village.

St James' Church, Louth

Church near Louth

Perpendicular wool church whose slender spire, near 300ft, is the tallest of any medieval parish church in England.

St Mary and St Nicolas, Spalding

Church near Spalding

Spacious medieval church at the heart of the tulip town, its double aisles and spire dominating the Welland waterfront.

St Mary's Church, Long Sutton

Church near Long Sutton

Fen-town church with a lofty Early English broach spire, the oldest surviving lead-covered timber spire in England.

The Ramblers' Church, Walesby

Church near Walesby

Old hilltop church stranded above its village on the Viking Way, a beloved waypoint and pilgrims' church for walkers.