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Grade II* Listed church. The present church was begun in around 1170 and it's likely that this replaced an earlier building as Washingborough has been inhabited since the Bronze age. The tower was extended in the early 1300's. The clock was made by William Thomas of Lincoln in 1842. There was a major restoration between 1859 and 1861 initially by Sir George Gilbert Scott (the chancel) and then by Scott and Henry Goddard (the rest of the building). Much of the exterior of the church was rebuilt at this time. When the bells were augmented to eight in 1896 they were all out of the tower for a while. The organ was installed in 1990, this electronic instrument has two manuals and a pedal board. It has 37 stops and a library of 64 more. There are 8 bells plus the Angelus. Bell 1 & 2: John Taylor & Co 1896. Bell 3, 4 & 8: Abraham I Rudhall 1713. Bell 5, 6 & 7: Henry II Oldfield 1589. Bell Angelus: Nottingham foundry c.1400 (hung dead with a magnetic hammer, which is electronically controlled from the vestry). The 1713 wooden bell frame was condemned in December 1997 and ringing had to cease while a new all steel �28k frame was fitted. The frame was manufactured by Eayre & Smith and was first used on 12th November 1998.