Creeton is a village in the

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

of Counthorpe and Creeton in the

South Kesteven South Kesteven is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Lincolnshire, England, forming part of the traditional Kesteven division of the county. Its council is based in Grantham. The district also includes the towns of Bourne, ...

district of

Lincolnshire Lincolnshire (), abbreviated ''Lincs'', is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber regions of England. It is bordered by the East Riding of Yorkshire across the Humber estuary to th ...

, England. It is situated south west from Bourne and south from

Corby Glen Corby Glen, formerly just Corby, is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately south-east of Grantham and north west of Bourne. In 2011 it had a population of 1,017. History The ...

, on the River Glen. In 1921 the parish had a population of 72. On 1 April 1931 the parish was abolished and merged with Counthorpe to form "Counthorpe and Creeton". Creeton

Grade I In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, H ...

listed

Anglican Anglicanism, also known as Episcopalianism in some countries, is a Western Christianity, Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the ...

parish church is dedicated to

St Peter Saint Peter (born Shimon Bar Yonah; 1 BC – AD 64/68), also known as Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and one of the first leaders of the early Christian Church. He appears repe ...

. It is of late Decorated style. During restoration in 1851 the piers and arches of a former

Norman Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 9th and 10th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norma ...

aisle were discovered. The church holds a chained 1611 bible. In the churchyard are two examples of

Saxon The Saxons, sometimes called the Old Saxons or Continental Saxons, were a Germanic people of early medieval "Old" Saxony () which became a Carolingian " stem duchy" in 804, in what is now northern Germany. Many of their neighbours were, like th ...

grave crosses, and 20 stone coffins considered to mark the interment of

Cistercian The Cistercians (), officially the Order of Cistercians (, abbreviated as OCist or SOCist), are a Catholic religious order of monks and nuns that branched off from the Benedictines and follow the Rule of Saint Benedict, as well as the contri ...

monks of Vallis Dei abbey in the neighbouring

Edenham Edenham ( ) is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven Non-metropolitan district, district of Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately north-west of Bourne, Lincolnshire, Bourne, and on the A151 road. While the civil parish is calle ...

parish.Cox, J. Charles (1916) ''Lincolnshire'' p. 108; Methuen & Co. Ltd There are no amenities in Creeton; the nearest school is in

Little Bytham Little Bytham is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the South Kesteven Non-metropolitan district, district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 384. It lies on the B1176 road ...

, with shops in Corby Glen,

and Castle Bytham, and a public house in

Swinstead Swinstead is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated west from Bourne, north from Stamford and south-east from Grantham. It is a village of just over 100 households, the population ...

. The hamlet consists of approximately 20 households.

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* {{Authority control Villages in Lincolnshire Former civil parishes in Lincolnshire South Kesteven District