St Martin's Church, Waithe

St Martin's Church, Waithe St Martin's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Waithe, Lincolnshire, England.

It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

“Full of fresh scents are the budding boughs” ~Christina Rosetti
01/02/2024

“Full of fresh scents are the budding boughs” ~Christina Rosetti

“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still wa...
08/05/2023

“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake.”

Psalm XXIII

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Palm Sunday, as depicted in a stained-glass window in the apse of St Martin’s Church, Waithe. ...
02/04/2023

Palm Sunday, as depicted in a stained-glass window in the apse of St Martin’s Church, Waithe.

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Mothering Sunday is the fourth Sunday of Lent. Traditionally, it was a day when children, mainly daughters, who had gone...
19/03/2023

Mothering Sunday is the fourth Sunday of Lent. Traditionally, it was a day when children, mainly daughters, who had gone to work as domestic servants were given a day off to visit their mother and family.

It was also known as Refreshment Sunday because the fasting rules for Lent were relaxed that day.

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05/03/2023

Verdant Vesture

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‘Shrove’ Tuesday, derived from the word shrive, refers to the confession of sins as a preparation for Lent, a usual prac...
21/02/2023

‘Shrove’ Tuesday, derived from the word shrive, refers to the confession of sins as a preparation for Lent, a usual practice in Europe in the Middle Ages.

More than a thousand years ago Ælfric of Eynsham (955 AD) documented in Ecclesiastical Institutes “In week immediately before Lent everyone shall go his confessor and confess his deeds and confessor shall ‘shrive’ him.”

Although the day is sometimes still used for self-examination and introspection, Shrove Tuesday eventually acquired the character of a carnival or festival in many places and is often celebrated with parades and pancakes.

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“The tower of the church of St Martin’s, Waithe is visible above the surrounding trees from the main road, and just befo...
18/02/2023

“The tower of the church of St Martin’s, Waithe is visible above the surrounding trees from the main road, and just before the entrance to the lane leading to the church is reached, the road passes over a stream. Possibly a ford once existed at this spot as the name ‘Waithe’ derives from the old Norse word for a ford.”

An excerpt from ‘An Account of Waithe’ by Stephen Birch

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St Martin's Church, Church Lane
Waithe
DN365PR

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