in 1860–1861 by the Sleaford firm of Kirk and Parry. All the fittings are from the 19th century except the 15th-century octagonal font. It currently belongs to the Ancaster Wilford Group of parishes in the Diocese of Lincoln. The incumbent is Canon Mike Cooney. Wilsford Hall, built in 1649 and enlarged in 1776, was demolished in 1918. The village school and schoolhouse built in 1857 have been converted into a private house. Amenities The nearest doctors' surgery is in Ancaster. The nearest school is Ancaster Church of England Primary School, which was rated overall as Good in a January 2017 Ofsted short inspection. The village hall can also be used for indoor sports, and there is a playing field. The village public house is the Plough Inn in Main Street, which serves meals. Main Street also a pizzeria and a local store that acts as a sub-post office. The local community supports a Women's Institute branch, a theatre group, a club for the elderly, a horticultural society, horticultural allotments, and a Brownies group for girls aged seven to ten. Transport There are two-hourly daytime, weekday buses to Sleaford and Grantham. There are also demand-response minibus services. The Grantham to Skegness railway line passes close to the north of the village, running alongside the A153 road and crosses the road at a level crossing close to the east. The nearest station is at Ancaster (, which has a six-day-a-week daytime service of three to five trains a day. The A153 used to go through the village along Main Street before it was bypassed in the 1930s. Notable people Clement Cotterell (died 1631), courtier and MP for Grantham, was lord of the manor of Wilsford. Charles Cotterell (1615–1701), son of Clement, master of ceremonies to Charles I of England until the King's execution in 1649, and a literary translator from French and Italian, was born in Wilsford. References External links Wilsford; Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2012 Villages in Lincolnshire Civil parishes in Lincolnshire North Kesteven District