St Leonard's Church, Apethorpe
St Leonard's, Apethorpe | |
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Location in Northamptonshire | |
Coordinates: 52°32′58″N 0°29′23″W / 52.5495°N 0.4898°W | |
OS grid reference | TL 0249695701 |
Location | Apethorpe, Northamptonshire |
Country | England |
Denomination | Anglican |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade I |
Designated | 23 May 1967 |
Administration | |
Deanery | Oundle |
Archdeaconry | Oakham |
Diocese | Peterborough |
Province | Canterbury |
St Leonard's Church is an Anglican church in the village of Apethorpe in Northamptonshire, England. It is an active parish church in the Diocese of Peterborough. It has been designated a Grade I listed building by English Heritage.[1]
History
The church at Apethorpe dates mostly from the 14th or 15th century, although there may have been an earlier structure on the site.[1][2] A chapel and tower were added in the 17th century and the tower was restored in the 19th century.[1] The church was designated a Grade I listed building by English Heritage on 23 May 1967.[1] The Grade I listing is for buildings "of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important".[3]
Architecture
Exterior
The church is constructed of coursed limestone with ashlar dressings; the roofs are lead.[1] Its plan consists of a nave with north and south aisles, chancel, a west tower, a chapel to the south and a south porch. The tower is of three stages, without buttresses. It has a battlemented parapet and is topped with an octagonal spire.[1]
The north and south aisles, are both of three bays; both the aisles and the south chapel are supported by two-stage buttresses between each window.[1]
Interior and fittings
The nave has a three-bay arcade with double-chamfered arches. There is an arch to the tower, which is chamfered and moulded. The chancel contains a carved corbel and the pulpit and baptismal font, which date from the 18th century.[1]
The south chapel contains a large marble monument to Sir Anthony Mildmay (d. 1617) and his wife Lady Grace Mildmay (d. 1620), an effigy to Sir Richard Dalton (d. 1442) and a 19th-century marble monument to John Arthur Fane, the infant son of Lord Burghersh.[1][4]
Churchyard
The churchyard contains a c. 14th century limestone ashlar cross and an 18th-century limestone ashlar chest tomb, both of which have been given a Grade II listing by English Heritage.[5][6]
References
Footnotes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Church Of St Leonard", National Heritage List for England, English Heritage, retrieved 29 April 2011
- ↑ "Parish of Apethorpe", Oundle Deanery, retrieved 16 February 2011
- ↑ Listed Buildings, English Heritage, 2010, retrieved 22 August 2011
- ↑ Lewis, pp. 62–66
- ↑ "Churchyard Cross Approximately 7 Metres South East Of South Porch Of Church Of St Leonard", National Heritage List for England, English Heritage, retrieved 29 April 2011
- ↑ "Chest Tomb Approximately 10 Metres South Of South Porch Of Church Of St Leonard", National Heritage List for England, English Heritage, retrieved 29 April 2011
Sources
- Lewis, Samuel, ed. (1848), "Anthony, St — Appledram", A Topographical Dictionary of England, retrieved 15 February 2011
Further reading
- Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (1973) [1961], The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, Penguin, ISBN 0-14-071022-1