Church Micro 2269...Wing Traditional Geocache
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Some three miles north-east of Uppingham is the pretty little village of Wing with its fine stone buildings and location just south of Rutland Water. The church of St Peter and St Paul had a major rebuild by the Victorians but there is still much to admire in this church. The village is not mentioned in the Domesday Book but may have been one of the outlying berewicks (or hamlets) of nearby Ridlington. However the name may be derived from the Old Norse word Vengi meaning 'field' which means it would have been occupied long before the Normans arrived and conducted their survey. The manor of Wing was given by the King to the Earl of Warwick who then passed it to the de Montfort family. In 1165 Robert de Montfort died and his brother passed half the Manor to the Abbey of Thorney in Cambridgeshire and the other half to the Priory of St Neots. After the dissolution they were leased to Sir Everard Digby of Stoke Dry. After his involvement in the Gunpowder plot this passed to the Exeter family who remained Lords of the Manor in Wing although from around 1925 this title has not been in use. The church consists of a north and south aisles, north porch, nave, west tower and chancel. The earliest parts of the church date from around 1140, the south Norman arcades date from this period and they are a very fine example of this type of work with the lozenge motif, similar to the arcades at Allexton. The north aisle arcades date to the later 12th century whilst the tower and clerestory date to the early 15th century. In 1875 the chancel was rebuilt to the Victorian standard and in 1885 the south aisle was rebuilt and the nave restored. There was originally a spire but it was taken down in 1841 as it was unsafe. There were plans to build another but this never occurred. There are no great monuments or plaques, there are remains of some medieval glass in the vestry and it has some interesting newer stained glass. The churchyard is pretty and there are some good stone tombs scattered around and it is all kept in excellent condition. “If anybody would like to expand to this series please do, I would just ask that you could let Sadexploration know first so he can keep track of the Church numbers and names to avoid duplication. There is also a Church Micro Stats page found via the Bookmark list”
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