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Coordinates: 52°45′58″N 0°30′13″W / 52.765995°N 0.50348952°W
Creeton 
St Peter's church, Creeton
Creeton
Creeton shown within LincolnshireOS grid reference TF 01071 19760 District South Kesteven Shire county Lincolnshire Region East Midlands Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town Grantham Postcode district NG33 Police Lincolnshire Fire Lincolnshire Ambulance East Midlands EU Parliament East Midlands UK Parliament Grantham and Stamford List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire Creeton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Counthorpe and Creeton in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies 5 miles south west from Bourne and 3 miles south from Corby Glen, on the River Glen
Creeton Grade I listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Peter.[1] It is of late Decorated style. During restoration in 1851 the piers and arches of a former Norman aisle were discovered. The church holds a chained 1611 bible. In the churchyard are two examples of Saxon grave crosses, and 20 stone coffins considered to mark the internment of Cistercian monks of Vallis Dei abbey in the neighbouring Edenham parish.[2]
There are no amenities in Creeton; the nearest school is in Little Bytham, with shops in Corby Glen, Little Bytham and Castle Bytham, and public house in Swinstead. The hamlet consists of around 20 households.
References
- ^ "Church of St Peter", National Heritage List for England, English Heritage. Retrieved 19 July 2011
- ^ Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 108; Methuen & Co. Ltd
External links
Media related to Creeton at Wikimedia CommonsCategories:- Villages in Lincolnshire
- Hamlets in England
- Lincolnshire geography stubs
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