Church of All Saints, Lamport
| Church of All Saints, Lamport | |
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| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | http://www.faxtongroup.org.uk/allsaintslamport.htm |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Diocese of Peterborough |
| Archdeaconry | Northampton |
| Deanery | Brixworth |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Rev Canon Mary Garbutt |
The Church of All Saints is an Anglican Church and the parish church of Lamport, Northamptonshire. It is a Grade I listed building and stands on the north side of the High Street.
There is no reference to a church or priest in the entry for the parish in the Domesday Book, which was compiled in 1086.[1] This may indicate the absence of a church building at that stage or, alternatively, only the absence of a resident priest.
The building was erected in the 12th and 13th centuries, with substantial changes during the 17th to 19th centuries. The latter included the addition of a north chapel in 1672, rebuilding of the chancel from 1737 onwards and construction of a vestry in 1879. The church now consists of a nave, north and south aisles, chancel, south chapel and west tower. A detailed description appears on the Historic England website[2]
The parish registers survive from 1587 and, apart from those currently in use, are kept at Northamptonshire Record Office.[3] Details of its location and opening times can be found on the Record Office website.[4]
Lamport is part of a united Benefice along with Draughton, Faxton, and Maidwell. Apart from Faxton, each of these parishes retains its own church building.[5]
Notes
- ^ "Open Domesday – Lamport". Retrieved 2015-10-10.
- ^ "Historic England – Church of All Saints, Lamport". Retrieved 2015-10-10.
- ^ "Parish Registers" (PDF). Northamptonshire County Council. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
- ^ "Northamptonshire Record Office". Retrieved 2015-10-10.
- ^ "The Diocese of Peterborough – All Saints, Lamport w Faxton". Retrieved 2015-10-10.