Historic Churches in Northamptonshire

The ancient parish church of Aldwincle is an intriguing historical building dating to the 12th century, containing a late 15th-century chantry chapel and a beautifully proportioned west tower. The chantry chapel was founded by the Chambre family in 1489 and contains very fine Perpendicular carving.
Main Street, Aldwincle, Northamptonshire, England, NN14 3EL

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The parish church of Ashby St Ledgers revels in the unusual dedication of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Leodegarius. The saint was a martyred 7th-century French bishop, and the village draws its name from Leodegarius (or St Leger as he is known in France). As for the church, it is a lovely building of local ironstone, constructed in the 14th and 15th centuries on the site of a 12th-century church.
Ashby St Ledgers, Northamptonshire, England, CV23 8UN

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An 11th-century church with a 17th-century tower, Holy Trinity church stands beside a lake, near the site of a vanished mansion. The building consists of a nave, chancel, north aisle and north chapel, south porch and west tower.
Blatherwycke, Northamptonshire, England, PE8 6YW

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All Saints Church in Brixworth is the largest Saxon church in England, indeed it is probably the largest Anglo-Saxon building of any kind. It was founded around AD 680 by monks from Peterborough, and unlike some early churches, has retained much of its Saxon architecture. The building is huge, so it comes as a bit of a surprise that it was once even bigger, with a porticus on both the north and south of the nave.
Church Street, Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: The largest and most complete Saxon church in the country

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This 13th-century church is all that remains of the 12th-century Augustinian priory of Canons Ashby. After the priory was dissolved at the Reformation, the church was owned by the Cope and Dryden families of Canons Ashby House. The interior boasts excellent 18th and 19th-century tombs to the Dryden family and 16th-century brasses.
Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England, NN11 3SD

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Heritage Highlight: Dryden family memorials

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The parish church of Castle Ashby tends to be overshadowed by the nearby mansion of the same name, which is a shame because it's a lovely medieval building and is well worth a visit in its own right. The church stands directly beside the mansion, between the house and the gardens.
Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire, England, NN7 1JB

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Heritage Highlight: Memorials to members of the Comptons of Castle Ashby

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All Saints Church in Braunston is commonly known as The Cathedral of the Canals for its close links to the history of England's inland waterways. Many canal families were married, baptised, or buried here.
All Saints Church, 71 High Street, Braunston, Northamptonshire, England, NN11 7HS

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Heritage Highlight: Close ties to the history of England's inland waterways

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This quiet country church boasts an impressive Georgian interior including a two-storey Manorial Pew and a three-decker pulpit. There is also a pair of wonderful 17th-century memorials.
Main Street, Cottesbrooke, Northamptonshire, England, NN6 8PQ

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Heritage Highlight: Two-storey Georgian Manorial pew and 17th-century tombs

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St Andrew's, Cranford, dates to the late 12th century. It was originally a parish church but was later made a chapel of ease to St John's, the other church in Cranford. To the 12th-century core was later added a 13th-century tower. The church is built of limestone rubble dressed with ironstone ashlar.
Cranford, Northamptonshire, England, NN14 4AD

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An intriguing 13th-century church in the grounds of Deene Park, St Peter's is a large building of local coursed limestone beneath a Collyweston slate roof. The church consists of a chancel, chapels, south transept, aisled nave, west tower, and south porch.
Deene, Northamptonshire, England, NN17 3EJ

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Heritage Highlight: Brudenell family monuments

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