St Peter, Hayton, Nottinghamshire

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Location

(53°20′58″N, 0°54′39″W)

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Site Location

Hayton

National Grid Reference

SK 726 842

Boundaries

pre-1974 traditional (England and Wales) Nottinghamshire
now Nottinghamshire

Diocese

medieval York
now Southwell and Nottingham

Dedication

medieval St Peter
now St Peter

Type of building/monument

Parish church

Report authors

Simon Kirsop

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Feature Sets

Description

A parish church consisting of a chancel, nave, S aisle, S porch and W tower. Most of the fabric is 14thc. The S arcade and the S doorway are late 12thc. or early 13thc.

History

No mention is made of Hayton in the Domesday Survey.

Features

Exterior Features

Doorways

Interior Features

Arcades

Nave

Comments/Opinions

Pevsner remarks on the similarity of the capital of pier 1 with work at Worksop Priory and the similar use of dogtooth ornament. The E and W responds appear to be later, probably 14thc.

Bibliography

J.C. Cox, County Churches: Nottinghamshire, London 1912, 110.

N. Pevsner and E. Williamson, The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire, 2nd ed London 1979, reprinted (with corrections) 1997, 142.