St Katherine's Church, Loversall

I ventured out today to do a bit of shopping having had some dental work done (though the root canal has to wait for another week!) and also desperately looking for a blip. The weather has not been good so the world looked dismal and uninviting. I go through a village called Wadworth and pass by another village called Loversall. This is a tiny hamlet really and I have only ever been through it on the bus. Anyway returning from the supermarket I was still blipless and turned off to explore the hamlet. I took a few photos of wet gardens and walls and then saw a sign to a church. I have never been down this road so nipped down and took a quick couple of pictures. It was very secluded and was just nestled there in the country. I have included some details below.

St Katherine’s church has been known to exist since around 1208, but it is likely that the nearby well indicates that there has been a place of worship at Loversall for millennia. The fate of the church has been connected for most of its known history to the owners of the Hall at Loversall. Successive owners being patrons of various generosity towards the church. Many of the families are remembered either in the graveyard or within the church itself.

For most of its life, the church will have been in a monastic type seclusion with the associated peace. Despite the addition of the interjection of the A1 and M18 close by, the seclusion still exists and although the traffic is audible outside, the centuries old silence is preserved inside.