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St Peter, Duxford, Cambridgeshire

Location
(52°5′33″N, 0°9′37″E)
Duxford
TL 481 460
pre-1974 traditional (England and Wales) Cambridgeshire
now Cambridgeshire
medieval St Peter
now St Peter
  • Ron Baxter
  • Ron Baxter
17 June 2003

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Description

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.

History

In 1066 Ulf, a thegn of King Edward, held 4½ hides in Duxford, and Herulf and Ingwar, also Edward's men, had smaller holdings. Another holding of 4¾ hides was divided among 13 sokemen, Eadgifu the Fair held 6 hides and Archbishop Stigand 3½. By 1086 everything had changed. Ulf's holding went to Robert de Tosny and Gilbert held it from him. The holdings of Stigand and Herulf passsed to Count Eustace. Eadgifu's 6 hides went to Count Alan and were held from him by Gerard, and a further 3 hides and 1 virgate were held by Payne from Hardwin de Scales.

St Peter's advowson was later held by the descendants of Hardwin de Scales in what later became known as Bustelers manor.

Features

Exterior Features

Windows

Exterior Decoration

Miscellaneous

Interior Features

Arches

Tower/Transept arches

Furnishings

Fonts

Bibliography

S. Bradley and N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England: Cambridgeshire, New Haven and London 2014, 472.

C. H. Evelyn-White, County Churches: Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely. London 1911, 66-67.

Historic England Listed Building, English Heritage Legacy ID: 52874

  1. N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England. Cambridgeshire, Harmondsworth 1954, 260.

Victoria County History: Cambridgeshire. VI (1978), 201-20.