St Peter's Church is a church in

Threekingham Threekingham (sometimes ''Threckingham'' or ''Tricengham'') is a village in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire Lincolnshire (), abbreviated ''Lincs'', is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands a ...

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. It is dedicated to St. Peter ad Vincula (St Peter in chains). It became a Grade I

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on 1 February 1967. A Saxon church, mentioned in the

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of 1086, was located here but the Normans began rebuilding the church in 1170. Part of the church, notably the door and porch, is dated to 1310. A sundial on the turret to the left of the porch says "1688 Gifte of Edmond Hutchinson, Gentleman". The church contains three 14th-century tombs, one of which is inscribed "Hic intumulatur Johannes quondam dominus de Trikingham" ('Here is buried John, former lord of Threekingham'). The spire was restored in 1872.

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14th-century church buildings in England Church of England church buildings in Lincolnshire Grade I listed churches in Lincolnshire English churches with Norman architecture {{England-church-stub