Norton Disney, Lincolnshire
The Parish Church of Saint Peter
View of the Nave
The village of Norton Disney sits close to the River Witham just off the Fosse Way (Roman road) between Lincoln and Newark on Trent, a 1st century roman villa was discovered by a farmer close to the village. The village church is dedicated to St Peter and was built in the 13th century, with significant additions in the 14th and 15th centuries. The Disney Chantry (North Chapel) contains five significant effigy tombs and a palimpsest brass commemorating various generations of the Disney family.
The d'Isigny (Disney) family owned the manor here and had a castle and a 17th century manor house built from the castle ruins, however nothing of these now remain. It is believed that the American film producer Walt Disney is a decedent of the Disney family, Walt Disney himself along with his family visited the village in 1949.
Norton Disney, Lincolnshire
The Parish Church of Saint Peter
View of the Nave
The village of Norton Disney sits close to the River Witham just off the Fosse Way (Roman road) between Lincoln and Newark on Trent, a 1st century roman villa was discovered by a farmer close to the village. The village church is dedicated to St Peter and was built in the 13th century, with significant additions in the 14th and 15th centuries. The Disney Chantry (North Chapel) contains five significant effigy tombs and a palimpsest brass commemorating various generations of the Disney family.
The d'Isigny (Disney) family owned the manor here and had a castle and a 17th century manor house built from the castle ruins, however nothing of these now remain. It is believed that the American film producer Walt Disney is a decedent of the Disney family, Walt Disney himself along with his family visited the village in 1949.