Reset in nave west wall (interior) below west window, together with nos. 2a–c and 3a–b (Ill. 72)

'In pulling down the former church several portions of Norman tombstones, having the intertwined ornamentation of that period carved upon them were discovered; as well as part of a hood mould ... all of which have been inserted in the west wall of the new church for their preservation .... There were also found at the same time fragments of a beautifully carved font and a church-yard cross.' (Trollope 1872, 350). The work described took place in 1870–71.

St Andrew

Somewhat more weathered than nos. 2 and 3 but still in quite good condition

Complete mid-wall shaft of slightly bulbous profile, in one stone. Either end is formed in a similar profile with a single roll and bell-shaped or conical expansion, but slightly asymmetrically, having a broader base than cap. Around the centre of its girth is a group of three rolls of slightly irregular execution.

Burton Pedwardine1 stands out from the other fragments amongst which it has been reset (nos. 2 and 3 below; Ill. 72), and, although its distinctiveness may be enhanced by its more weathered appearance, it cannot fit the mid-Kesteven cover interlace layout represented by nos. 2 and 3 (cf. Fig. 9). Furthermore, in contrast with the other stones from Burton Pedwardine, the more rounded style of interlace carving is not usual within the mid-Kesteven cover group. This fragment is perhaps more likely to have come from a standing cross-shaft and, if it is from such a monument, it might be compared with the shaft from Cranwell (no. 1, Ills. 105–7) which, like Burton Pedwardine1, is also associated with a major grave-cover. The well-rounded style of interlace cutting also connects the Burton fragment with the Cranwell shaft.

Burton Pedwardine1 may therefore be a fragment from a cross-shaft set upright in association with one of the two major grave-covers represented by the other fragments at this church (nos. 2 and 3 below). The Cranwell 1 shaft is dated to the mid-tenth century (p. 136) and this may allow the suggestion that the monument represented by Burton Pedwardine1 is of tenth- rather than eleventh-century date.

Later tenth century

Trollope 1872, 350; Davies 1911, 5; Davies 1912–13, 133; Davies 1916–17, 21–2; Cox 1924, 87; Davies 1926, 8, no. 5; Butler 1963–4, 110; Pevsner and Harris 1964, 487; Pevsner et al. 1989, 200