Earls Barton, All Saints' Church
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Earls Barton, All Saints' Church
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 6 Sep 2016
The Church of England parish church of All Saints at Earls Barton is a noted Anglo-Saxon Church; its tower is believed to date from ca970 AD (http://www.allsaintsearlsbarton.org.uk/about-us/our-history All Saints’ website), shortly after Danish raids on England;. All Saints' underwent two phases of Norman enlargement, one at either end of the 12th century. Other notable features include a Norman or Anglo-Saxon door and arcading on the western end of the building (this was the original entrance to the church), a medieval rood screen, a Victorian font and pews, and a modern 20th-century inner porch and windows (http://www.allsaintsearlsbarton.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Church-visitor-notes.pdf Visitor Guide to the church). Apart from the Saxon tower, the church is mainly built from Northamptonshire ironstone and limestone, while the tower was constructed from Barnack stone and infilled with local limestone. The church is a Grade I listed building (List entry Number: 1294226 https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1294226 Historic England).
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Image Location
Latitude
52.265861
Longitude
-0.752955