Gravestone of Elizabeth Reynor in Churchyard of St James's Church
GRAVESTONE OF ELIZABETH REYNOR IN CHURCHYARD OF ST JAMES'S CHURCH
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1396592
- Date first listed:
- 09-Mar-2011
- Statutory Address:
- GRAVESTONE OF ELIZABETH REYNOR IN CHURCHYARD OF ST JAMES'S CHURCH
Have you got a photo to share?
Join the Missing Pieces Project. We want you to share your photos and memories.
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1396592
- Date first listed:
- 09-Mar-2011
- Statutory Address 1:
- GRAVESTONE OF ELIZABETH REYNOR IN CHURCHYARD OF ST JAMES'S CHURCH
Location
- Statutory Address:
- GRAVESTONE OF ELIZABETH REYNOR IN CHURCHYARD OF ST JAMES'S CHURCH
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lincolnshire
- District:
- South Kesteven (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Castle Bytham
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 98848 18337
Reasons for Designation
The gravestone of Elizabeth Reynor, located in the churchyard of St James's Church, Castle Bytham, is listed for the following principal reasons:
* Date: it is a pre-Georgian monument, known to date to 1678
* Intactness: its essential form survives with the decorative carving intact and the majority of the inscription legible
* Historical interest: it is near two other gravestones dating to the early and mid-C18, also located just south of the chancel, the area considered to be the prime position for burials
* Group Value: it has strong group value with the Grade I listed church
Details
CASTLE BYTHAM
1762/0/10006 Gravestone of Elizabeth Reynor in chur 09-MAR-11 chyard of St James's Church
GV II A small, rectangular, upright, gravestone erected in 1678 of moulded limestone ashlar with a recessed shield incorporating the engraved lettering, above which is a central stylised flower motif flanked by scrolls. The inscription reads: 'Here Lieth the Body of ELIZABETH REANOR Who Departed [...] Life AVG: Ye 16 1678'. It is located approximately 4.5 metres south of the chancel.
HISTORY The gravestone of Elizabeth Reynor is located in the churchyard of the Grade I listed St James's Church which dates to the late C12. The churchyard is laid out on all four sides of the church and contains limestone and slate headstones dating from the C17 to the C20. The parish records have an entry for the death of Elizabeth Reynor, a widow, on 18 August 1678, who is presumably the person commemorated here.
SOURCES Allsop, N, J,'Castle Bytham Churchyard', unpublished survey (1997)
REASONS FOR DESIGNATION The gravestone of Elizabeth Reynor is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Date: it is a pre-Georgian monument, known to date to 1678 * Intactness: its essential form survives with the decorative carving intact and the majority of the inscription legible * Group Value: it has strong group value with the Grade I listed church and two Grade II listed gravestones dating to the early and mid-C18, also located just south of the chancel, the area considered to be the prime position for burials
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 508814
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 04-Jun-2026 at 17:34:37.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.