Church of All Saints, Little Shelford
| Church of All Saints | |
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| 52°08′39″N 0°07′22″E / 52.1442°N 0.1227°E | |
| Location | Church Street, Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire, CB22 5HG |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Conservative evangelical |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Dedication | All Saints |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Parish Church |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* listed |
| Designated | 31 August 1962 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Ely |
| Archdeaconry | Cambridge |
| Deanery | Granta |
| Parish | Little Shelford |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Simon Scott |
| Asst Curate(s) | Christopher Henderson |
The Church of All Saints is a Church of England parish church in Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire. The church is a Grade II* listed building, and dates from the 12th century.[1]
History
The village church stands by the crossroads with thirteen fine lime trees and an ancient market cross. It dates from pre-Norman times and is one of the oldest in the region.[citation needed] There are stones carved with Saxon plaitwork below a tiny Norman window, a carved coffin stone which may be Saxon in the porch, and in the chapel are four more stones which are probably Norman [citation needed], like the queer animal with human arms propping up the 13th century chancel arch. The chancel is 14th century. The small sacristy is entered by an ancient door in a rich arch is 15th century, and has holes of three piscinas in a windowsill. The arcaded oak pulpit is Jacobean[citation needed]. The font, like the tiny church spire, is 600 years old [citation needed].
The stalls have on them the Arms of the de Freville family, Lords of the Manor here, whose 15th century chapel (up three stairs) has some fine stone ornament on its piscina and on a canopy over the figure of a saint, with fragments of old glass in its windows. Some of the de Frevilles who died before their chapel was built appear in the chancel in stone and brass. Sir John, an alabaster knight with an inscription in Norman French, is here from the beginning of the 14th century, and from the end of it, in brass, are Robert and Claricia, with a greyhound and two dogs at their feet as they clasp hands, their son Thomas holding his wife's hand near them in a brass of 1405.
A 15th-century Rector, John Cate, has another fine brass portrait.
Present day
On 31 August 1962, the church was designated a Grade II* listed building.[1]
All Saints is within the Conservative Evangelical tradition of the Church of England, and it has passed resolutions to reject the ordination of women.[2]
Rectors
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- 1969–1976: Eric Hague
- 1977–1996: Stephen Taylor
- 1997–2004: Christopher Ash
- 2005–present: Simon Scott
References
- ^ a b "CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS". historicengland.org.uk/listing. Historic England. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Christmas 2016 Newsletter" (pdf). bishopofmaidstone.org. December 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2017.