Raithby cum Maltby is a civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

 about 1 miles (1.6 km) south west of the town of Louth

Louth, Lincolnshire

Louth is a market town and civil parish within the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.-Geography:Known as the "capital of the Lincolnshire Wolds", it is situated where the ancient trackway Barton Street crosses the River Lud, and has a total resident population of 15,930.The Greenwich...

, in the East Lindsey

East Lindsey

East Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. The council is based in Manby near Louth, and other major settlements in the district include Alford, Spilsby, Mablethorpe, Skegness, Horncastle and Chapel St Leonards....

 district of Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...

, England.
It comprises the hamlets of Raithby and Maltby

Maltby, Lincolnshire

Maltby is a hamlet in the English county of Lincolnshire.It is located on the A154 road south-west of the town of Louth. The Knights Templar had a preceptory here but the Knights Hospitaller owned it later. It forms part of Raithby cum Maltby civil parish that, in turn, forms part of East Lindsey...

, situated in the Lincolnshire Wolds

Lincolnshire Wolds

The Lincolnshire Wolds is a range of hills in the county of Lincolnshire, England. It is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty , and the highest area of land in eastern England between Yorkshire and Kent...

, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

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.

The grade II listed parish church at Raithby is dedicated to Saint Peter

Saint Peter

Saint Peter or Simon Peter was an early Christian leader, who is featured prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. The son of John or of Jonah and from the village of Bethsaida in the province of Galilee, his brother Andrew was also an apostle...

 and dates from the late 13th century, although it was rebuilt in 1839 W. A. Nicholson and paid for by Rev Henry Chaplin in rendered brick. It includes a late 13th-century north arcade, a 15th-century font

Baptismal font

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, and some 16th-century imported glass. The chancel

Chancel

In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar in the sanctuary at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building...

was restored in 1883 by C. H. Fowler.