Historic Churches in Northumberland

St Michael's Church is one of the finest medieval churches in the north of England, begun in the 12th century and rebuilt in the 15th century after a grant from Henry VI. Highlights include a pair of 13th-century effigies and the beautifully carved early 15th-century Hotspur Capital, commemorating Henry 'Hotspur' Percy.
Bailiffgate, Alnwick, Northumberland, England, NE66 1LY

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Heritage Highlight: Early 15th-century 'Hotspur Capital'
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Ancroft's 11th-century church was begun by the monks of Holy Island. It boasts a 13th-century pele tower, unusually attached to the nave. In the porch is a 12th-century grave slab and in the graveyard is the burial place of 10 'Poor Claire' nuns who escaped the French Revolution.
B6525, Ancroft, Northumberland, England, TD15 2TE

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Heritage Highlight: 13th-century pele tower
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St Aidan's Church was founded by Aidan of Iona around AD 635. Aidan died here in AD 651 while leaning against a timber that is now incorporated into the tower ceiling. His modern shrine is in the chancel, while in the churchyard is a memorial to the Victorian heroine Grace Darling.
Church Street/Radcliffe Road, Bamburgh, Northumberland, England, NE69 7AE

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Heritage Highlight: St Aidan's shrine
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Holy Trinity is one of the very few churches built during Cromwell's Commonwealth. It was built in 1652, using stone from Berwick's medieval castle. The church features beautiful 16th-century Flemish glass, a 17th-century communion table, and a Viking gravestone in the churchyard.
Parade, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England, TD15 1DF

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Heritage Highlight: A rare Commonwealth era church
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Blanchland's parish church is a fascinating Georgian building created from the remains of a 13th-century abbey church after the abbey was suppressed by Henry VIII. Highlights include a Norman font, 13th-century stonework, and several grave slabs of medieval abbots.
B6306, Blanchland, Northumberland, England, DH8 9SP

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Heritage Highlight: Grave slabs of medieval abbots
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One of the most interesting churches in Northumberland, a county blessed with fantastic historic churches. The nave and tower of St Andrew's are largely 10th century, while the chancel and south transept were rebuilt in the 13th century.
Bywell, Bywell, Northumberland, England, NE43 7AD

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Heritage Highlight: Possible 7th century foundation. Norse carved cross shaft
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There are two Saxon churches in the Northumberland hamlet of Bywell. St Peter's is probably the oldest with a history dating to the 9th century, when the Bishop of Lindisfarne was consecrated here. Look for medieval grave slabs in the porch, 13th century carved head depicting Edward I, and a Norman font.
Bywell, Northumberland, England, NE43 7AD

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Heritage Highlight: Originally a Saxon monastic church
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Just outside the grounds of Chillingham Castle stands the 12th-century church of St Peter. The church's historical highlight is a superb 1443 alabaster tomb of Sir Ralph Grey and his wife Elizabeth, exquisitely carved and decorated with figures of angels.
Chillingham, Northumberland, England, NE66 5NP

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Heritage Highlight: 15th-century tomb of Sir Ralph Grey
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St Andrew's Church dates to the Saxon period and is built with stones from the nearby Corbridge Roman Fort of Corstopitum. Look for the Roman tower arch and Saxon tower entrance door. In the churchyard is a 14th-century Vicar's Pele for defence against raiding Scots.
Middle Street, Corbridge, Northumberland, England, NE45 5NH

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Heritage Highlight: Roman tower arch
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St John the Baptist Church in Edlingham is a lovely late Saxon church in a rural valley setting, much rebuilt in the Norman period. The 14th-century tower was used for defence against Scottish raiders, and possibly as a prison for holding moss troopers. The church stands beside the 13th-century fortified tower house of Edlingham Castle.
Edlingham, Northumberland, England, NE66 2BN

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Heritage Highlight: Saxon west wall and doorway
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