This lovely church no longer holds regular services but is usually open to visitors. The entrance to the churchyard from the road is a memorial to the six soldiers from Wakerley who died during the First World War. There is also an unusual memorial inside the church. As well as the names of the six dead, it also names all those who were wounded and even those who served and came home safely. Among the six dead is William Pickering who was born in Glaston and went to school in Barrowden. Two of the others are buried in the churchyard, Harry Shelton and Ephriam Aldis. Ephriam's headstone records he died from wounds sustained in the Battle of the Somme.
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