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A warm welcome to everyone
A very ancient place of prayer and a
Grade 1 listed building
The
present
Norman
church
was
built
over
Anglo-Saxon
remains
in
about
1130
AD
.
Originally
it
consisted
ony
of
a
nave,
between
the
two
present
arcades
and
a
chancel,
all
with
a
high
roof.
The
tower,
nave,
and
chancel
are
Norman.
In
the
14th
century
a
south
transept
with
a
chantry
altar
was
added
to
the
original
nave.
Later
still
this
south
transept
was
enlarged
into
a
south
aisle
with
arcade.
In
about
1425
AD
three bells were hung in the tower, which are still rung today.
The
church
is
steeped
in
history:
from
the
16th-century
pulpit,
the
memorial
to
Captain
William
Pryce
Cumby,
and
window
to
Colonel
Richard
Blacklin,
both
local
heroes,
through
to
the
Grade
II
listed
Hodgson
and
Surtees
tombs,
the
Grade
II
listed
Hearse
House,
and
war
graves
within
the
churchyard.
Explore
more
historic
churches
via
the
website:
www.spiritinstone.info.
Hodgson tomb
Surtees tomb
Hearse House
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