History

The church of St. Remigius stands close to the south bank of the River Nene. There are seven churches of this dedication in England, four in Norfolk and two in Leciestershire. St. Remigius, a Roman bishop of Rheims ca.437-533 A.D. took part in the conversion of Clovis, King of the Franks and baptised him with 3000 of his warrior Franks on Christmas Day 496. Remigius was early on venerated as a Saint. The feast of St. remigius being held on 1st October.

The church is mentioned in the Doomsday survey (1086) and there was probably a church on this site in the 12th century.

The Water Newton treasure (left) is a hoard of Roman silverware discovered near the Roman town of Durobrivae near Water Newton. The silverware is engraved with chi-rho symbol which looks like a letter "P" and a letter "X", these are the first two letters of the Greek word for "Christ" and would indicate that the silver was used for Christian religious purposes, quite possibly Holy Communion.

Because of the importance and value of this archeological find it is sadly NOT kept at Water Newton church but is available for viewing at The British Museum in London.