Toynton St Peter

Toynton St Peter is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, approximately 2 miles (3 km) south from the town of Spilsby.

Toynton St Peter

St Peter's Church, Toynton St Peter
Toynton St Peter
Location within Lincolnshire
Population256 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTF404632
• London115 mi (185 km) S
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSPILSBY
Postcode districtPE23
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

Toynton St Peter, and its neighbours Toynton All Saints, and Toynton Fenside are listed three times in the Domesday Book of 1086, jointly 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.[2]

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 limestonewith some brick patching. It has a 15th-century tower and a 14th-century font.[3]

In the churchyard is the base of a 14th-century churchyard cross which is both Grade II listed[4] and a scheduled monument.[5]

A Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built in 1811. The chapel is now closed and an application for planning permission to convert it into a dwelling was refused.[6]

The parish has a village hall.[7]

References
  1. "Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  2. Toynton (All Saints and St Peter) in the Domesday Book. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  3. Historic England. "St Peters church, Church Lane (1146781)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  4. Historic England. "Churchyard Cross in Churchyard of Church of St Peter (1063560)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  5. Historic England. "Churchyard cross, St Peter's churchyard (1013535)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  6. Historic England. "Wesleyan Chapel (1381268)". PastScape. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  7. "Toynton St Peter village hall". Charities. Charities Direct. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
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