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ST. PETERS IN THE RUSHES, REMPSTONE

N52.81894
  W001.16160

St Peters in the Rushes was Rempstone’s church up the 1770s. Due to its remoteness it was decided to build a church 0.75 miles nearer the village. The present church, All Saints, was built mainly from the materials of the old church and was opened by the Archbishop of York in 1773. About 20 headstones mark the site of the original church and during the last 200 years of this church there were approximately 950 burials including that of six former Rectors of Rempstone.

The burial records of the church make interesting reading and below are some extracts: -

  Nov 7 1617         Thomas a fool.

  May 4 1577/8      Richard a servant of Mr STAPLETON’S.

  Aug 14 1581        Annesse SPENCER daughter of William. She gave unto the church
                              a communion table.

  Feb 5 1582/3        An old man that lay at widow WEBBS.

  Dec 20 1586        Henrie STAPLETON, the patron of the parish church of Rempstone.

  Apr 15 1592        William the miller at Mr ARMSTRONGES mill.

  June 27 1592       Adam widow HEBBS man.

  July.3 1599          John STREETE, a very poor man.

  Mar 12 1607/8     Iseburne SCRETON died at Rempstone 12 March and 
                              was buried at Willoughbie the following day.

  Feb 23 1658/9      Margaret CALLIT wife of Brian, a soldier of Dunkirk in Flanders.

gravestones on east side of derelict church

view of fish pond - was site of moated manor house

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