St Denis Church, East Hatley

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St Denis' Church, East Hatley
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TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationEast Hatley, Cambridgeshire, England
OS grid TL 285 505
Coordinates 52°8′16.800″N0°7′24.460″W / 52.13800000°N 0.12346111°W / 52.13800000; -0.12346111
Area200 square metres
Managed byFriends of Friendless Churches
St Denis Church, East Hatley

St Denis' Church, East Hatley is a deconsecrated church in East Hatley in Cambridgeshire, England. It is a listed building, Grade 2*, [1] and the building and its churchyard (which is still consecrated) are a 200 square metre Local Nature Reserve. [2] [3] [4] It is owned and managed by the Friends of Friendless Churches. [5]

History

The church dates to the early thirteenth century and was restored by William Butterfield in 1874. It was last used for worship in 1959, and in 1985 it was deconsecrated and transferred to South Cambridgeshire District Council. By 2003 its condition had severely deteriorated, and as it is a listed building the council agreed to pay for its restoration. [5] On 30 November 2016 ownership was transferred to the Friends of Friendless Churches. [4]

The churchyard is mainly neutral grassland, but some is calcareous, and its grasses and flowers are diverse. [2] Flowers include hoary plantain, rough hawkbit and oxlip. [6]

Access is via a footpath from the road called East Hatley in the village of East Hatley.

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References

  1. "Church of St Denis. List entry Number: 1128153". Historic England. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 "St Denis Church (footprint of church only)". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  3. "Map of St Denis Church (footprint of church only)". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  4. 1 2 Mann, Peter (2015). "The Church of St Denis, East Hatley" (PDF). Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  5. 1 2 "St Denis, East Hatley – Friends of Friendless Churches finally acquires the building". Hatley Parish Council. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  6. "The Wildlife Importance of St. Denis' Churchyard CWS" (PDF). Cambridgeshire County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.