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There has been a chapel on this site since 1835.

Spectacular memorials and Norman monsters.

The tiny rural village of Hawton might seem a surprising place to find an astonishing gallery of medieval carvings in stone, but its handsome and unspoilt church is just that.

Very fine misericords and carvings, a wealth of medieval glass, a memorial to 266 miners and a peal of bells which is one of the Seven Wonders of Wales.

Opened in 1905, the church is famous for its 1966 carvings at the top of the pillars by the sculptor Witold Gracjan Kawalec, representing Work, Peace, Mercy, Hope, Life, Guidance, Humility, Justice, Grace and Music.

This small medieval and Georgian church is almost on the spot that claims to be the centre of Lincolnshire and has a 13th century cross base within the churchyard that depicts this point.

The first view one has of the village is that of the tower of the greenstone church of St Margaret with its dominating red clock. Created in 1787 by horologist Edmund Howard, the long drop clock is truly a remarkable piece of engineering.

Grade I listed building with medieval glass and graffiti.

St Matthew's is a handsome church with a tall spire, the history of which can be traced back to 1378.

A place of welcome and peace, where a sense of both spirituality and history enfolds the visitor.