Old Rectory, Epworth

E594911

The Old Rectory in Epworth is a historic Georgian parsonage best known as the childhood home of John and Charles Wesley, founders of Methodism, and now serves as a museum dedicated to their lives and work.

Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic house
museum
parsonage
tourist attraction
affiliation Methodist Church NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Georgian architecture
associatedWith Samuel Wesley NERFINISHED
Susanna Wesley NERFINISHED
Wesley family NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
dedicatedTo Charles Wesley NERFINISHED
John Wesley NERFINISHED
history of Methodism
hasHeritageValue architectural history
religious history
hasPart exhibitions on early Methodism
museum rooms interpreting the Wesley family life
period-furnished rooms
hasWebsite https://www.epwortholdrectory.org.uk/
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
knownFor association with the origins of Methodism
being the childhood home of Charles Wesley
being the childhood home of John Wesley
locatedIn England
Epworth NERFINISHED
Isle of Axholme NERFINISHED
Lincolnshire
locatedNear St Andrew’s Church, Epworth NERFINISHED
openToPublic yes
operator British Methodist Church NERFINISHED
World Methodist Council NERFINISHED
region North Lincolnshire NERFINISHED
significantEvent childhood of Charles Wesley
childhood of John Wesley
early spiritual formation of the Wesley family
subjectOf Methodist pilgrimage visits
guided tours
tourismType heritage tourism
religious tourism
usedAs museum
parsonage

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Epworth, Lincolnshire, England hasHeritageSite Old Rectory, Epworth
Epworth hasLandmark Old Rectory, Epworth