St John The Baptist Baston

There was a church mentioned in Baston at the time of the Domesday Book in 1086.. No part of that structure remains now though. Work on the present building started in the 12th Century.   The tower of St John The Baptist can be seen from the nearby busy A15. The church is in the centre of the village, close to the local pub, as they so often are. Despite the close proximity of the main road in to Peterborough, it is calm and peaceful in the church grounds.   The main door in to the church is thought to date from as early as the mid 17th Century, with this possibly being part of a restoration after damage caused during the Civil War. To prove that vandalism is not a purely modern day occurrence, there are initials carved in to the door, with one having the date of 1751. The tower is perpundicular in design, dating it to the 15th Century. The top of the tower is castelated with pinacles on each of the four corners. The chancel at the east end was rebuilt by the Victorians. Gargoyles surround the tower. See Peterborough Churchcrawler for further information.

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