| Church of St Peter and St Paul, Great Casterton | |
| Dedication: | St Peter, St Paul |
| Denomination: | Church of England |
| Parish: | Great Casterton, Rutland |
| Diocese: | Peterborough |
| Vicar: | Don McGarrigle[1] |
The Church of St Peter and St Paul is a church in Great Casterton, Rutland. It is a Grade I listed building. The benefice is shared with Pickworth, Tickencote and Little Casterton.
The church is Norman and originally had a nave and two aisles separated by arcades. The tower was connected to the nave by a horseshoe-shaped arch.[2] At the east end of the nave was an arch leading into the chancel.[3]
A chancel with lancet windows was extended in the 13th century replacing the older one. Windows were added to the aisles. Above the arcade a clerestory was built with Decorated windows in the 15th century. A wooden rood loft, with St Mary and St John either side of Jesus Christ on the cross, was added across the chancel arch.[3] The font dates from late 12th to early 13th century.[3]
Box pews were added in the 18th century[3] but have been removed. Restoration of the church took place in the 20th century.[3]
The churchyard is entered through an arched war memorial remembering the dead of both World Wars.
The poet John Clare married Martha "Patty" Turner in the church in 1820.