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St Botolph's Church is administratively linked to St Nicholas' Church at Bramber. The church was listed at Grade I on 15 March 1955. [ 18 ] Such buildings are defined as being of "exceptional interest" and greater than national importance. [ 19 ]
St Botolph's Church is the Anglican parish church of Boston, Lincolnshire, England.It has been referred to as "Boston Stump" [1] since it was constructed.Its tower is 266 feet 9 inches (81.31 m) tall, [a] and was long used as a landmark for the Boston fishermen; on a clear day it can be seen from Norfolk.
The church is dedicated to Botolph, a seventh-century abbot in East Anglia, who is a patron saint of travellers. The church was built by the long-demolished south gate of medieval Cambridge, through which travellers from the south and west entered the town. The Church of Saint Botolph in Cambridge, as seen from the southwest.
St Botolph's Aldgate is a Church of England parish church in the City of London and also, as it lies outside the line of the city's former eastern walls, a part of the East End of London. The church served the ancient parish of St Botolph without Aldgate which included the extramural Portsoken Ward of the City of London, as well as East ...
The other three were near neighbour St Botolph's Aldgate, St Botolph's Aldersgate near the Barbican Centre and St Botolph's, Billingsgate by the riverside (this church was destroyed by the Great Fire and not rebuilt). [3] By the end of the 11th century Botolph was regarded as the patron saint of boundaries, and by extension of trade and travel. [4]
The ancient parish church of St Botolph's is dated from 950 and large parts of the Saxon building remain, particularly in the chancel arch, and in the south wall of the nave. The tower was added in the mid-13th century, as was the chancel, replacing a Saxon apse.
St Botolph's Church may refer to numerous churches in England, usually dedicated to Botolph of Thorney, including: Leicestershire St Botolph's Church, Ratcliffe on the Wreake
There were four churches in London dedicated to Botolph, [4] three outside the city gates at Aldersgate, St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate, and St Botolph's Aldgate. A fourth, St Botolph Billingsgate, was near the waterfront wharves and London Bridge. St Botolph Billingsgate was destroyed by fire in 1666 and not rebuilt. [5] The location of these ...