In 1086, Fleet was listed as
Fleot (Old English: the stream, estuary or creek), in the
wapentake of Elloe in the
Parts of Holland of Lincolnshire. The
Grade I listed
Church of England parish church, dating from the late 12th century, is dedicated to
St Mary Magdalene. The church tower with
spire is detached from the
nave by . The fabric is mainly
Decorated in style, with
Early English arcades and a
Perpendicular west window. According to
Cox (1916), the church was restored in 1860, when the
chancel was rebuilt, although the canopied
sedilia was retained. In 1964
Pevsner noted 1798 repairs and considered the church "over-restored". He dated a chancel rebuild to 1843, questioned if it was "done correctly", and recorded Victorian tracery in the
aisle windows, a blocked doorway to a previous
chapel in the chancel, "fine busts of great variety", a Decorated-style sedilia and
piscina with
ogee arches and
crocketed
gables, a
reredos dated 1790, and a defaced 14th-century
effigy.
Pevsner also recorded an 1854 red-brick
rectory designed by
Benjamin Ferrey and restored in 2005 by the then owners Steve Holmes and Peter Day. A
motte south-west of the village where 11th- and 12th-century pottery has been found. ==See also==