St Mary & All Saints' Church, Holcot

St Mary & All Saints' Church, Holcot
52°19′15″N 0°50′21″W / 52.32087°N 0.83905°W / 52.32087; -0.83905Coordinates: 52°19′15″N 0°50′21″W / 52.32087°N 0.83905°W / 52.32087; -0.83905
Denomination Church of England
Website http://www.holcotvillage.co.uk/the-parish-church-of-st-mary-and-all-saints/
Administration
Deanery Brixworth
Archdeaconry Northampton
Diocese Diocese of Peterborough
Province Canterbury
Clergy
Rector Rev Chloe Willson-Thomas

St Mary & All Saints' Church is an Anglican Church and the parish church of Holcot. It is a Grade II listed building and stands on the west side of Main Street.

There was presumably a church at Holcot by 1086, when the Domesday Book records the presence of a priest there, although it does not mention a church building as such.[1]

The main structure of the present building was erected in the 13th and 14th centuries. Restoration took place in 1845 and in 1889.[2] The church now consists of a nave, north and south aisles, chancel and west tower. A detailed description also appears on the Historic England website.[3]

The parish registers survive from 1559, the historic registers being deposited at Northamptonshire Record Office.[4]

Holcot is part of a united Benefice along with Brixworth. Each parish retains its own church building.[5]

Notes

  1. "Open Domesday – Holcot". Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  2. Victoria County History of Northamptonshire. 4. pp. 127–129.
  3. "Historic England". Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  4. "Parish Registers" (PDF). Northamptonshire County Council. Retrieved 2015-10-02.
  5. "The Diocese of Peterborough – St Mary & All Saints, Holcot". Retrieved 2015-09-30.
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