Rowston is a village and
civil parish in the
North Kesteven district of
Lincolnshire, England, situated approximately north from the town of
Sleaford. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 178.
In the 1086 ''
Domesday Book'' Rowston is recorded as "Rowstune", with 34 households.
The limestone parish church is a Grade I
listed building dedicated to
Saint Clement and dates from the 12th century.
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decorated stonework has been re-used in the south
chancel wall. It was refitted in 1741 and restored 1904–10. There is a 15th-century
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, and over a doorway in the tower a 12th-century
tympanum decorated with a cross and other motifs.
A
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village cross stands on the green near the church and is both Grade II listed and a
scheduled monument. It was restored in 1910 retaining the top step, base and shaft of the 15th-century original.
Rowston Manor is a Grade II* listed
limestone house dating from 1741 with an addition in 1985.
A previous
National school built here of red brick in 1852, is a Grade II listed building.
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Villages in Lincolnshire
Civil parishes in Lincolnshire
North Kesteven District