St Bartholomew's Church, Welby 1.99

St Bartholomew's Church is a Grade I listed Anglican church dedicated to Bartholomew the Apostle, in Welby, Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 4mi north-east of Grantham, and 1mi east of High Dyke, part of the old Ermine Street Roman road. The church is in the ecclesiastical parish and Group of Ancaster and Wilsford, in the Deanery of Loveden, and the Diocese of Lincoln.HistoryIn the 1086 Domesday account Welby is recorded with a priest and a church.St Bartholomews's parish register dates from 1569. The south side of the church nave was rebuilt in about 1400. In 1873, the north aisle was extended and the chancel rebuilt by J. H. Hakewill, at a cost of £450, in a style that matched the Early English original. A church organ was added at the same time, at a cost of £140. In 1887 a carved oak Gothic reredos was installed.