Fenton, South Kesteven

This article is about Fenton,South Kesteven. For Fenton, West Lindsey, see Fenton, West Lindsey.
Fenton

Village pond, Fenton
Fenton
 Fenton shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid referenceSK880509
    London 100 mi (160 km)  S
DistrictSouth Kesteven
Shire countyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Newark
Postcode district NG23
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentSleaford and North Hykeham
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire

Coordinates: 53°02′54″N 0°41′18″W / 53.048204°N 0.688312°W / 53.048204; -0.688312

Fenton is a village in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 14 miles (23 km) south-west from the city and county town of Lincoln, 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east from the village of Claypole and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south from the A17 road. The population of the village is included in the civil parish of Stubton.

Fenton Grade I listed Anglican church is dedicated to All Saints.[1] It has a crocketed spire and is mainly of Perpendicular and Decorated style, but retains a Norman north arcade.[2] The chancel was rebuilt in 1838 and restored in 1875.[3]

References

  1. "Church of All Saints", National Heritage List for England, English Heritage. Retrieved 28 July 2011
  2. Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull 1885, p. 391
  3. Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 125; Methuen & Co. Ltd


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