Baumber

Baumber is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles north-west from Horncastle, and at the junction of the B1225 and the A158 roads.

The Grade I listed parish church is dedicated to Saint Swithin. Built in stone, it was encased in brick in 1758, and restored in 1892. The lower part of the tower and two doorways are Norman. A lead coffin found in the churchyard is included in a list of Roman coffins found in or near Horncastle. Under the chancel of the church is the Newcastle family vault, which was their place of burial until 1820, prior to the disposal of their Baumber estates. There are church inscriptions to Francis, the grandson of Henry Clinton, Earl of Lincoln, who died in 1681, and Priscilla his wife who died in 1679. An incised stone slab to John Eland , who died in 1463 or 1473, and his two wives, formerly in the floor, lies against the west wall of the north aisle.

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