St Andrew's Church

  • Description

    "The Church of St Andrew is situated in the centre of the village on a hill top opposite the Swan Inn. The church was consecrated in 630 and still retains many Saxon and later Norman elements. Nikolaus Pevsner called it 'a church of considerable archaeological fascination'. The parish church has been an important part of village life since these times and is still in use for regular worship to which all are visitors are very welcome. The earliest readable dated gravestone in the churchyard is 1724....."
  • Owner

    Heddon on the Wall - Local History Society
  • Source

    Local (Co-Curate)
  • License

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  • Further information

    Link: http://heddonhistory.weebly.com/st-andrews-church.html
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Pat Thomson
    Last modified: 6 years ago
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