St Mary's Church, Welford

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St Mary's Church, Welford
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St Mary's Church, Welford
52°25′02″N1°03′31″W / 52.4173°N 1.0587°W / 52.4173; -1.0587 Coordinates: 52°25′02″N1°03′31″W / 52.4173°N 1.0587°W / 52.4173; -1.0587
Denomination Church of England
Website www.welfordchurches.org.uk
Architecture
Architect(s) E F Law (North aisle and arcade, 1872) [1]
Administration
Deanery Brixworth
Archdeaconry Northampton
Diocese Diocese of Peterborough
Province Canterbury
Clergy
Rector Rev Janet Donaldson

St Mary's Church is an Anglican church and the parish church of Welford. It is a Grade II* listed building and stands on the east side of the junction of Church Lane and West Street.

There was presumably a church at Welford by 1086, when the Domesday Book records the presence of a priest there, although it does not mention a church building as such. [2]

The main structure of the present building was erected in the 13th to 15th centuries. In 1872, it was restored and the north aisle rebuilt by E F Law. The church now consists of a nave, north and south aisles, chancel and west tower. A detailed description appears on the Historic England website. [3]

The parish registers survive from 1561, the historic registers being deposited at Northamptonshire Record Office. [4]

The monumental inscriptions inside the church and in its old graveyard have been transcribed and published. [5] A monument in the churchyard, approximately 10 metres south of the south aisle, is a Grade II listed building in its own right. The description on the Historic England website is “Pair of headstones. Late 17th century. Lias ashlar with moulded heads. Oval inscription panel with partially legible inscription to Elizabeth Woodford dated 1677.” [6]

Welford is part of a united benefice along with Marston Trussell and Sibbertoft. Each parish retains its own church building. [7]

Notes

  1. Pevsner, Nikolaus; Bailey, Bruce (2014). The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire. Yale University Press. p. 450. ISBN   978-0300185072.
  2. "Open Domesday – Welford" . Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  3. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1228655)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  4. "Parish Registers" (PDF). Northamptonshire County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  5. Memorial inscriptions at the Church of St Mary the Virgin Welford - Part One - The Old Graveyard. Northamptonshire Family History Society. ISBN   978-1-902073-23-1.
  6. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1228657)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  7. "The Diocese of Peterborough – St Mary the Virgin, Welford" . Retrieved 30 September 2015.

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