Toynton St Peter
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Toynton St Peter is a village and civil parish
in the East Lindsey
district of Lincolnshire
, England, about 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the town of Spilsby
.
Toynton St Peter, and its neighbours Toynton All Saints
, and Toynton Fenside, were listed three times in Domesday Book
of 1086, but only as "Toantun" so it is not possible to distinguish which entry referred to which place. As a whole, "Toantun" consisted of 78 households and had a church.
The parish church is a grade II listed building dedicated to Saint Peter
and dating from the 14th century, although it was rebuilt in 1876 by James fowler
of Louth
. It was built of greenstone
and limestone
with some brick patching. It has a 15th century tower and a 14th century font.
In the churchyard is the base of a 14th century churchyard cross which is both grade II listed and a scheduled monument.
A Wesleyan Methodist
chapel was built in 1811. The chapel is now closed and an application for planning permission to convert the chapel into a dwelling has been refused.
The parish has a village hall.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the East Lindsey
East Lindsey
East Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. The council is based in Manby near Louth, and other major settlements in the district include Alford, Spilsby, Mablethorpe, Skegness, Horncastle and Chapel St Leonards....
district of 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, about 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the town of Spilsby
Spilsby
Spilsby is a market town and civil parish in Lincolnshire. England. The town is situated adjacent to the main A16 Trunk Road at the southern edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds north of the Fenlands, east of the county town of Lincoln, north east of Boston and north west from Skegness.The town has...
.
Toynton St Peter, and its neighbours Toynton All Saints
Toynton All Saints
Toynton All Saints is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, about south of the town of Spilsby.Toynton All Saints, and its neighbours, the village of Toynton St Peter and the hamlet of Toynton Fenside, which lies directly south of Toynton All Saints,...
, and Toynton Fenside, were listed three times in Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
of 1086, but only as "Toantun" so it is not possible to distinguish which entry referred to which place. As a whole, "Toantun" consisted of 78 households and had a church.
The parish church is a grade II listed building dedicated to Saint Peter
Saint Peter
Saint Peter or Simon Peter was an early Christian leader, who is featured prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. The son of John or of Jonah and from the village of Bethsaida in the province of Galilee, his brother Andrew was also an apostle...
and dating from the 14th century, although it was rebuilt in 1876 by James fowler
James Fowler (architect)
James Fowler JP, FRIBA, known as “Fowler of Louth”, was an English ecclesiastical architect of the Victorian Age chiefly associated with the restoration and renovation of churches....
of Louth
Louth, Lincolnshire
Louth is a market town and civil parish within the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.-Geography:Known as the "capital of the Lincolnshire Wolds", it is situated where the ancient trackway Barton Street crosses the River Lud, and has a total resident population of 15,930.The Greenwich...
. It was built of greenstone
Greenstone
Pounamu is several types of hard, durable and highly valued nephrite jade, bowenite, or serpentinite found in New Zealand. Pounamu is the Māori name. The rocks are also generically known as "greenstone" in New Zealand English....
and limestone
Limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
with some brick patching. It has a 15th century tower and a 14th century font.
In the churchyard is the base of a 14th century churchyard cross which is both grade II listed and a scheduled monument.
A Wesleyan Methodist
Wesleyan Methodist Church (Great Britain)
The Wesleyan Methodist Church was the name used by the major Methodist movement in Great Britain following its split from the Church of England after the death of John Wesley and the appearance of parallel Methodist movements...
chapel was built in 1811. The chapel is now closed and an application for planning permission to convert the chapel into a dwelling has been refused.
The parish has a village hall.