SK9222 : The ford at North Witham
taken 5 years ago, near to North Witham, Lincolnshire, England

The River Witham is a 82 mile long river, almost entirely in Lincolnshire. It rises south of Grantham close to South Witham, passes Lincoln and Boston, finally flowing into The Haven, a tidal arm of The Wash. The river is navigable from Lincoln to Boston.
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Dating back to the 11th century with a 14th century spire, with a late-discovered bit of a Saxon cross shaft suggesting the site was used even earlier. This is the parish church of North Witham, part of a group of parishes including South Witham, Castle Bytham, Little Bytham, Careby and Creeton.
The chancel was added in the 13th century, the porch in the 14th and the tower and spire in the early 15th. The small chapel on the north side was probably added around 1400. The church was restored in 1887 by R. J. Withers. In 1974 the current roof was fitted, and the spire repaired extensively in 1977. In 2019 metal thieves removed the lead roof, and repairs were still pending.
A grade I listed building (see Link) - there is a good description of the church and the Saxon stonework at Link