The Church Building

All Saints is a beautiful, ancient church set in the heart of our community — a Grade I Listed Building, with a Grade II Listed medieval churchyard cross shaft close to the south porch.

In the Conservation Area Appraisal completed by North Lincolnshire Council, the church is described as follows:

“The most important listed building [in Winterton] is the Church of All Saints with its Saxo-Norman tower and nave, medieval aisles, chancel and transepts, and a series of restorations from the mid-17th century to that of 1904 by CF Fowler. It is listed Grade I.”

— North Lincolnshire Council, Winterton Conservation Area Appraisal, March 2002

Aerial Views

Aerial view of church looking north west — Looking north west

Aerial view of church looking south west — Looking south west

Why Visit the Church?

There is so much to see in our beautiful church: displays, information, stained glass and glorious architecture. Do come and explore — two leaflets will help you find out more. Come and Explore is a general introduction, while A Church Explained uses a cutaway diagram to explain the descriptive words of church architecture and what there is to see.

Come and Explore cover — ‘Come and Explore’ leaflet

A Church Explained cover — ‘A Church Explained’ leaflet

Cutaway Drawing — A cutaway drawing explaining the parts of the church

There is also an online digital version of the church guide: view the ArcGIS StoryMap.

The Church Interior

A major re-ordering project started in 2014 and most parts of the church have since been updated. To see images of the current church interior, please see The church interior 2016.

Chancel from west end of nave — The church interior before the recent re-ordering project: view of the Chancel from the west end of the Nave

View from NE corner — A view which many visitors miss: from the north east corner of the churchyard

More to See

A photograph of the church viewed from Churchside can also be seen on the Geograph website. There are also two video clips of our church on YouTube, both filmed during an evening bell practice session, so you will hear the bells ringing out. The first shows parts of the inside of the nave and chancel (the bellringers are in the tower ringing chamber at the end of the nave); the second shows the outside of the south side of the building, from the tower to the east end of the chancel.

If you would like to see the views of Winterton from the top of the church tower, see Photos from the Tower.

Mystery Benchmark

Do you know where this is on the church building, what it is, or when it appeared?

View of OS Benchmark on wall — The mystery mark on the church wall

To find out more, see Benchmark.