Toynton All Saints
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Toynton All Saints is a village and civil parish
in the East Lindsey
district of Lincolnshire
, England, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of the town of Spilsby
.
Toynton All Saints, and its neighbours, the village of Toynton St Peter
and the hamlet of Toynton Fenside, which lies directly south of Toynton All Saints, were listed three times in Domesday Book
of 1086, but only as "Toantun" so it is not possible to distinguish which entry referred to which place. As a whole, "Toantun" consisted of 78 households and had a church.
A medieval pottery kiln
and clay pits were recorded during excavations at The Roses, a field in Toynton All Saints, during the 1950s. The kiln was archaeomagnetically
dated to 1275-1300. Jugs, tiles, water pipes and varieties of domestic pots were found.
The parish church is grade II listed and dedicated to All Saints
. It dates from the 18th century and built of red brick, with late 19th-century alterations. The octagonal font
is 14th-century with a 19th-century restored base.
A Wesleyan Methodist
chapel was built in 1860, extended in 1939 and again in 2001.
A tower windmill
was built in the early 19th century, and is grade II listed. It was converted to a house and extended in the 20th century.
Toynton All Saints has a primary school.
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...
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, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of the town of Spilsby
Spilsby
Spilsby is a market town and civil parish in Lincolnshire. England. The town is situated adjacent to the main A16 Trunk Road at the southern edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds north of the Fenlands, east of the county town of Lincoln, north east of Boston and north west from Skegness.The town has...
.
Toynton All Saints, and its neighbours, the village of Toynton St Peter
Toynton St Peter
Toynton St Peter is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, about south of the town of Spilsby.Toynton St Peter, and its neighbours Toynton All Saints, and Toynton Fenside, were listed three times in Domesday Book of 1086, but only as "Toantun" so it is...
and the hamlet of Toynton Fenside, which lies directly south of Toynton All Saints, were listed three times in Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
of 1086, but only as "Toantun" so it is not possible to distinguish which entry referred to which place. As a whole, "Toantun" consisted of 78 households and had a church.
A medieval pottery kiln
Kiln
A kiln is a thermally insulated chamber, or oven, in which a controlled temperature regime is produced. Uses include the hardening, burning or drying of materials...
and clay pits were recorded during excavations at The Roses, a field in Toynton All Saints, during the 1950s. The kiln was archaeomagnetically
Archaeomagnetic dating
Archaeomagnetic dating is the study and interpretation of the signatures of the Earth's magnetic field at past times recorded in archaeological materials. These paleomagnetic signatures are fixed when ferromagnetic materials such as magnetite cool below the Curie point, freezing the magnetic moment...
dated to 1275-1300. Jugs, tiles, water pipes and varieties of domestic pots were found.
The parish church is grade II listed and dedicated to All Saints
All Saints
All Saints' Day , often shortened to All Saints, is a solemnity celebrated on 1 November by parts of Western Christianity, and on the first Sunday after Pentecost in Eastern Christianity, in honour of all the saints, known and unknown...
. It dates from the 18th century and built of red brick, with late 19th-century alterations. The octagonal font
Baptismal font
A baptismal font is an article of church furniture or a fixture used for the baptism of children and adults.-Aspersion and affusion fonts:...
is 14th-century with a 19th-century restored base.
A Wesleyan Methodist
Wesleyan Methodist Church (Great Britain)
The Wesleyan Methodist Church was the name used by the major Methodist movement in Great Britain following its split from the Church of England after the death of John Wesley and the appearance of parallel Methodist movements...
chapel was built in 1860, extended in 1939 and again in 2001.
A tower windmill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...
was built in the early 19th century, and is grade II listed. It was converted to a house and extended in the 20th century.
Toynton All Saints has a primary school.