| The Church was dedicated to St Mary in 1456. |
| A low Pyramid spire was removed in 1831 |
| The Six bells are dated between 1646 and 1893 |
| The Church Register begins in 1609 |
| Owned by WILLIAM de Broase in 1080, he gave it the Abbey of St Florent, Squmur. |
| They gave it back to Williams son Phillip in 1096 in exchange for the Washington Church. |
| Phillip gave it to Richard de Harcourt who passed it on to his brother Phillip who was the Dean of Lincoln. Phillip gave it to the Nights Templer around 1139. |
| In 1438 the church was referred to as a chapel. |
| After the suppression of the Templers it was passed to the Hospitalers whose farmers appointed a parish priest in the early 16th century. |
| In the 19th century it was passed to the Burrell Family. |
| RICHARD CAREY Curate 1573-9 listed as a former religious. |
| 1604 Three Curates known to have served the village described as neither graduates or preachers |
| 1646 Robert Swanwick ejected from the church for drunkenness |
| 1646 John Buckley, a puritan ejected from the position at the restoration. |
| William Turner 1682 |
| John Lee 1713 Said to have lived 50 years in the parish. |
| William Jameson1775 Curate. |
| In 1838 the average congregation was 150 people in the morning and 200 at the later service. |
| Because the parish is a large one and its people scattered over several miles in 1903 a mission Hall was built in Coolham. |
| 1779 no name, but the curate was said to be a diligent man, reading homilies every Sunday and religious day. |
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