All Saints, Hargrave, Northamptonshire

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Location
(52°19′25″N, 0°28′52″W)
Site Location
Hargrave
National Grid Reference
TL 036 706
Boundaries
pre-1974 traditional (England and Wales) Northamptonshire now Northamptonshire
Dedication
medieval All Hallows now All Saints
Type of building/monument
Report authors
  • Kathryn A Morrison
Photographers
  • Kathryn A Morrison
Visit Date
20 April 1995

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Feature Sets
Description

The largely 13thc. church has a W tower with a broach spire, an aisled nave of four bays, a N transept and a square-ended chancel. The tower was rebuilt in 1868-70. The only feature described here is the S doorway, protected by a porch.

History

In 1086 Saemaer held one virgate from the Bishop of Coutances. The remainder was held from Sheriff Eustace of Huntingdon: one virgate by Eustace's man Herbert, and one hide by Herbert and Eadmer.

Benefice of Stanwick with Hargrave.

Features

Exterior Features

Doorways

Comments/Opinions

The doorway dates from the early 13thc., but is included because of its directional chevron ornament.

Bibliography
Victoria County History: Northamptonshire, IV (1937)
P. J. Parry (ed.), Short History of Hargrave and its Church, Undated (post-1988).
J. H. Parker, Architectural Notices of the Churches of the Archdeaconry of Northampton, London and Oxford, 1849, 36-42.
N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire,Harmondsworth, 1961, rev. by B. Cherry, 1973, 246.