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St Peter's Church is a Grade I listed Anglican parish church dedicated to Saint Peter, in Ropsley, Lincolnshire, England. The church is situated east from Grantham, and in the South Kesteven Lincolnshire Vales. St Peter's is in the ecclesiastical parish of Ropsley, and is part of the North Beltisloe Group of churches in the Deanery of Beltisloe, and the Diocese of Lincoln.〔("Ropsley P C C" ), Diocese of Lincoln. Retrieved 1 July 2013〕〔("St Peter’s Church, Ropsley" ), North Beltisloe Group of Parishes. Retrieved 1 July 2013〕 ==History== In the 1086 ''Domesday'' account a church is recorded at Ropsley.〔("Ropsley" ), Domesdaymap.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2013〕 St Peter's originates from the 11th century, with later alterations up to the 17th.〔("St Peters Church" ), Pastscape, English Heritage. Retrieved 1 July 2013〕 The original church was Saxon, parts of which remain in the nave, with a chancel and north aisle with arcade later added by Normans. The chancel was shortened, probably in the 17th century.〔Pevsner, Nikolaus; Harris, John: ''The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire'' pp. 623, 624. Penguin, (1964); revised by Nicholas Antram (1989), Yale University Press. ISBN 0300096208〕〔Cox, J. Charles (1916): ''Lincolnshire'' pp. 251, 252. Methuen & Co. Ltd.〕 Richard Foxe, bishop and founder of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, who was born in Ropsley in 1447-48, provided for the building of the church porch in 1483.〔("Ropsley – History and Architecture" ), Stpetersropsley.org. Retrieved 1 July 2013〕〔("Churches and Chapel" ), Ropsley and Humby Parish Council. Retrieved 1 July 2013〕 ''Cox'' confirms the 1483 date, however, ''Pevsner'' and English Heritage give the date of porch building, from an inscription above the south door, as 1486.〔〔 The porch was restored in 1903-04.〔''Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire'' 1933, p. 461〕 St Peter's parish register, which includes that of Little Humby, dates from 1558.〔〔''Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull'' 1885, pp. 606, 607〕 In 1871 a stained glass window was added to the east end of the south aisle, in memory of Harriet Brooke, the widow of a late curate. In 1885 the living included a rectory, residence, and of glebe land from which a gross yearly income of £769 was derived, this in the gift of the Duke of Rutland. The 1885 parish priest had been, from 1846, the Revd John Henry Coke of Pembroke College, Oxford, who was non-resident. The curate in charge was the Revd Anthony Garstin.〔 By 1933 glebe land was , with a yearly income of £530. The living was now in the gift of the Bishop of Lincoln, with, from 1929, the Revd William Joseph Chantry of Hatfield Hall, Durham, as priest.〔 The church received a National Heritage Grade I listing in 1984.〔 A new organ was installed in 2010.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St Peter's Church, Ropsley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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