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1. St Peter, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Parish church
St Peter's looks like what it is; a tiny rural church, which has been overtaken by the 19thc. expansion of Cambridge N of Northampton Street and Chesterton Lane. More recently the crowding to which this pretty little church has been subjected has been exacerbated by the construction of housing to the NW, so that the casual stroller would probably miss it altogether. It is a single-cell rectangular church with a W tower of four storeys and an octagonal 14thc. spire with dormers. Construction is of stone rubble with pebble for the tower and ashlar for the spire. The church was rebuilt in 1781. It has a 13thc. S doorway, too late to be included here, and a 12thc. font.
2. St Andrew, Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire, England

Parish church
St Andrew's has a fine ashlar-faced chancel of c.1230–40, a five-bay aisled nave with later 13thc. arcades and a W tower with two plain 12thc. windows in its W wall. The plain jambs of the tower arch are 13thc., but the arch itself is four-centred. The nave has no clerestorey now, the one built in the 15thc. having collapsed in 1792. The chancel walls show evidence of Micklethwaite's 1886 restoration. They are of ashlar at the top, and brick (N), pebble rubble (S), or incongruously pebble-dashed (E) below. Micklethwaite would surely accept no blame for the last. The nave is of pebble rubble, restored by Scott in 1870–75, and the tower of ashlar. The nave has N and S doorways, the S under a porch, the N giving access to a modern church hall on this side. Inside the church are a 12thc. grave slab and a plain font.
3. St Peter, Coton, Cambridgeshire, England

Parish church
Aisled nave with N and S porches, chancel and W tower. The nave (except for its aisles) and the chancel are 12thc. The shafted SE angle of the 12thc. nave is still visible outside, while the chancel has 12thc. windows to N and S. The S aisle dates from the 14thc. and was extended W c.1400 at the same time as the tower was built. The N aisle and the porches are late 15thc. The tower is of three storeys with an octagonal stone spire. Construction is of pebble rubble except for the chancel, which is of ashlar. The upper storey of the tower is rendered. The chancel was restored in 1878 by Charles Hodgson Fowler. The S wall was completely rebuilt using ashlar from the E wall, and the Norman window reset. The E wall and an organ recess in the N wall were built entirely new, and the floor was raised. 12thc. features are the font and the chancel windows
4. All Saints, Croydon, Cambridgeshire, England

Parish church
The church has a W tower, and a nave with 14thc. N and S aisles of three bays now, but originally longer - the aisles have been removed and the arcade blocked at the W. There are N and S transepts and an aisleless chancel the same width as the nave's central vessel. Construction is of flint with a brick chancel and buttresses of brick with ashlar facings. The church has seen extensive rebuilding in brick. The tower has three storeys of which the first and most of the second are flint, while the top part of the second and all of the third has the flint loosely chequered with ashlar blocks. The font is the only 12thc. feature.
5. St Peter, Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England

Parish church
St Peter's is substantially a 12thc. church of nave, chancel and W tower. Aisles were added to the nave in the 14thc. The W tower, with its twin bell openings, angle shafts and tower arch are all recorded here, as is the font. Construction is of flint and pebble with ashlar dressings and the tower has a lead spike. There was a restoration by Ewan Christian in 1883.
6. St Mary, Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire, England

Parish church
Wide, 13thc. aisled nave of five bays with Perpendicular clerestorey, N and S transepts, N and S porches, the former two-storied, aisleless chancel with N vestry, and W tower with a lead spike. The overall effect from outside is of a Perpendicular, battlemented church constructed in russet brown carstone and pebble rubble. The only feature included here is the font of c1200.
7. St Andrew and St Mary, Grantchester, Cambridgeshire, England

Parish church
Perpendicular nave with a S aisle of 1877 and N doorway under a porch, and a splendid 14thc. chancel with a N vestry. The W tower is dateable by the heraldry of its windows to the time of Bishop Fordham of Ely (1388–1426). The chancel is ashlar faced, the tower of pebble rendered with mortar and equipped with a stumpy lead spire, the nave of pebble with brick repairs, and limewashed except for the 19thc. S aisle. Into the W end of this, the Victorian builders incorporated a number of 12thc. carved stones, presumably from an earlier church on the site. These are described in Section III.3.d below. The report also describes the plain font.
8. St Mary, Guilden Morden, Cambridgeshire, England

Parish Church
The church consists of an aisled nave and aisleless chancel of flint with reused ashlar (including 12thc. moulded stones but no sculpture) and tile and brick repairs. There is a W tower of ashlar with a Hertfordshire spike. The nave has doorways to N and S, the S being larger and protected by a flint porch. An ashlar vestry has been added to the N of the chancel. At the junction of nave and chancel on the S is an octagonal stair turret. Inside it becomes clear that the nave has been lengthened. The three E bays of the S arcade date from c.1300, while the three W bays and the entire N arcade are later. The only Romanesque feature is the font.
9. St Nicholas, Great Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire, England

Parish church
An aisleless cruciform church with a 12thc. window on the N side of the nave, but otherwise substantially of the 13thc. with pointed lancets. The crossing tower has been removed and a Perpendicular W tower built instead, as happened at Soham. The S transept once had an E chapel (blocked arch visible). Construction is of flint and pebble. 12thc. sculpture is found on the font.
10. St Edmund, Hauxton, Cambridgeshire, England

Parish church
Hauxton has kept its 12thc. aisleless nave and chancel, and the chancel arch between them. The nave terminates at the E end with angle-rolled buttresses. The chancel had an apse originally but is now square-ended. Transepts were added to the nave, but have been removed. The W tower, with its tower arch, is plain Perpendicular. A storeroom has been added to the nave, approached from within through the completely plain N doorway. Construction is of flint and pebble rubble with render on the chancel. 12thc. carved features are the S doorway, one nave window, the chancel arch and possibly the font.
11. St Mary and St John, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, England

Parish church
Aisleless nave, chancel, W tower. A chapel has been added to the S of the chancel, extending one bay along the nave with a connecting arch. The nave has a plain, blocked Norman N doorway (not recorded). The chapel and the lower storey of the tower are early 13thc., while most features of the chancel are Decorated. The top of the tower and its lead spike, with external Sanctus bell are 14thc. Construction is of flint and pebble with Barnack and clunch dressings. The font is 12thc.
12. St Mary, Little Abington, Cambridgeshire, England

Parish church
11–12thc. aisleless nave and W tower with 13thc. chancel. A N transept was also added in the 13thc., partially obscuring an earlier window. Most of the tower is 14thc., along with the tower arch. There is no spire. Construction is of flint and pebble, the prominently pointed Victorian restorations being particularly noticeable here. There was a restoration in 1885 by J. P. St Aubyn, and a complete restoration of the exterior of the tower c.1990. Features recorded are the N and S nave doorways, N nave window and font.
13. St Mary Magdalene, Madingley, Cambridgeshire, England

Parish church
Extremely tall, five-bay nave with clerestorey, N aisle and N and S porches. Much lower aisleless chancel and W tower with octagonal stone spire. The original (lower) nave and the chancel date from c.1300 and the aisle and tower from the early 14thc. The clerestorey windows are Perpendicular, so the heightening of the nave presumably dates from this time, but the exterior treatment makes it difficult to be sure. The chancel and tower are constructed of pebble rubble, the nave of stone rubble laid disturbingly like crazy paving. The S side of the nave is mortar rendered. Inside, the piers of the N arcade are of Barnack stone and the arches of local clunch. There was a restoration in 1872-74 by J. Morley and J. Christian, and in 1926 the spire, having become unsafe, was taken down along with the topmost storey of the tower. Rebuilding was completed in the following year. The only 12thc. feature is the font.
14. St Wendreda, March, Cambridgeshire, England

Parish church
An extremely satisfying late medieval church set on a large open green to the S of the town. It consists of an aisled nave, the N arcade early 14thc., the S slightly later; a chancel by W. Smith (1843); and a 14thc. W tower with an octagonal stone spire. The 14thc. work is dated by a Papal indulgence of 1343, but the church was considerably modified in the early 16thc. This work includes the clerestorey, rebuilding of the aisles, and S porch bearing the date 1528. The most celebrated aspect of the Perpendicular remodelling is, of course, the double hammerbeam roof with three tiers of angels. Construction is of mixed stone rubble but the 16thc. parts include flint and flushwork. The re-cut 12thc. font must, therefore, come from an earlier building.
15. All Saints, Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, England

Parish church
Substantially a 13thc. church with five-bay aisled nave, aisleless chancel, and W tower. 14thc. S transept or chapel added, then a major rebuilding c.1500 when the tower was entirely replaced and fitted with a spike, and many of the windows were renewed. The S porch dates from this period too. There was a restoration in 1883, which included the replacement of the N aisle windows. Construction is of flint and pebble with ashlar facings. There is some flushwork on the tower. The font is the only 12thc. feature.
16. St Andrew, Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England

Parish church
St Andrew's has a low, five-bay nave with 13thc. aisles of slightly different designs, and no clerestorey but big, Perpendicular aisle windows. The 13thc. chancel is aisleless and has a 19thc. E window in a Perpendicular style. There is a late-13thc. W tower without a spire. Construction is of pebble rubble on an ashlar plinth course except for the chancel where a good deal of coarse, dark brown conglomerate is used. The E wall of the chancel is rendered. The only Romanesque feature is the font.
17. Holy Cross, Stuntney, Cambridgeshire, England

Parish church
It is probably fairest to describe Holy Cross as a church of 1876 and 1900–02, built reusing some medieval features. It is on a tiny site with a churchyard no larger than the gardens of the nearby houses. Construction is of flint with a neo-Tudor W gable. The building has a nave and S aisle with a wooden arcade between, and an aisleless chancel with a S vestry. The saddleback-roofed tower rises from the angle between the chancel and the E end of the S aisle. The S nave doorway is a reused 12thc. piece, and its companion has been reused as the internal W tower arch. The N tower arch is broader but of a similar design, and must originally have been a chancel arch. The font, described as 12thc. by the VCH, is illustrated here but is surely 18thc. as Pevsner suggests.
18. St George and All Saints, Thriplow, Cambridgeshire, England

Parish church
Aisleless cruciform church, mostly of the late 13thc., with a central tower with spike. The W front is Perpendicular, and there was a restoration by Sir George Gilbert Scott in 1877. Construction is of flint, Barnack stone and clunch (Vinter 1995). The church contains a 12thc. font.
19. St Mary and St Andrew, Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England

Parish church
12thc. nave and crossing tower, and 13thc. chancel. A S aisle was added to the nave in the 13thc., then in the 15thc. Henry Cyprian's chantry chapel was added to the S of the chancel, contiguous with the S nave arcade. The crossing arches to E and W are also 15thc., but there is evidence of the 12thc. E arch surviving (see below). The top stage of the tower is Perpendicular, and it has a small lead spike. Construction is of flint and pebble with brick repairs. There are 12thc. windows in the N and S faces of the tower, and another in the N wall of the nave. Romanesque features treated here are the font, a tower window carved with a sheela-na-gig, and chevron voussoirs reset outside the chantry chapel.