Sapperton, Lincolnshire
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Sapperton is a hamlet located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from Ropsley
in South Kesteven
district in Lincolnshire
, England. The nearest town is Grantham
, which is 6 miles (9.7 km) away.
Sapperton was a civil parish until 1931 when it was abolished to form Braceby and Sapperton. Adjacent villages include Braceby
, Pickworth
and Ropsley
.
"Causennis" was a Roman
settlement site excavated between 1973 and 1981, and again 1984 to 1988, revealing stone
buildings, iron smelting
furnaces and various artefacts.
The parish church is a grade II listed building dedicated to Saint Nicholas
and dating from the 12th to 15th century with 19th century alterations. The tower is 13th-century and there is a 12th-century font
.
The Hall is grade II listed and dates possibly from the 16th century, with 17 and 18th century alterations, and very minor 19th and 20th century alterations.
Ropsley
Ropsley is a village about east of Grantham, Lincolnshire, England.-Village:Ropsley has its own village hall which also within the ground has a basketball court, a football pitch and a cricket pitch. There is a golf course located on the outskirts of the village, it has 12 holes after undergoing...
in South Kesteven
South Kesteven
South Kesteven is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England, forming part of the traditional Kesteven division of the county. It covers Grantham, Stamford, Bourne and Market Deeping.-History:...
district in Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England. The nearest town is Grantham
Grantham
Grantham is a market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It bestrides the East Coast Main Line railway , the historic A1 main north-south road, and the River Witham. Grantham is located approximately south of the city of Lincoln, and approximately east of Nottingham...
, which is 6 miles (9.7 km) away.
Sapperton was a civil parish until 1931 when it was abolished to form Braceby and Sapperton. Adjacent villages include Braceby
Braceby
Braceby is a small hamlet in Lincolnshire, England, lying south of the A52 and west of the A15, south west of Sleaford. Many of the buildings here, especially those of 16th and 17th-century origin, include locally produced limestone in their construction as this was once a centre of quarrying and...
, Pickworth
Pickworth, Lincolnshire
Pickworth is a civil parish and village in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England.Pickworth was mentioned in Domesday Book of 1086 when it had forty households and a church....
and Ropsley
Ropsley
Ropsley is a village about east of Grantham, Lincolnshire, England.-Village:Ropsley has its own village hall which also within the ground has a basketball court, a football pitch and a cricket pitch. There is a golf course located on the outskirts of the village, it has 12 holes after undergoing...
.
"Causennis" was a Roman
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
settlement site excavated between 1973 and 1981, and again 1984 to 1988, revealing stone
buildings, iron smelting
Smelting
Smelting is a form of extractive metallurgy; its main use is to produce a metal from its ore. This includes iron extraction from iron ore, and copper extraction and other base metals from their ores...
furnaces and various artefacts.
The parish church is a grade II listed building dedicated to Saint Nicholas
Saint Nicholas
Saint Nicholas , also called Nikolaos of Myra, was a historic 4th-century saint and Greek Bishop of Myra . Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nikolaos the Wonderworker...
and dating from the 12th to 15th century with 19th century alterations. The tower is 13th-century and there is a 12th-century font
Baptismal font
A baptismal font is an article of church furniture or a fixture used for the baptism of children and adults.-Aspersion and affusion fonts:...
.
The Hall is grade II listed and dates possibly from the 16th century, with 17 and 18th century alterations, and very minor 19th and 20th century alterations.