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Church of St Mary

A Grade I Listed Building in Higham Ferrers, North Northamptonshire

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  • St Mary: tower 1250-1280; recessed buttresses & crocketed spire

  • St Mary: late c13 tympanum depicting life of Christ, statue is modern

  • St Mary: nave looking east; mid c13 south arcade with quatrefoil piers, mid c14 north arcade

  • St Mary: c13 font with fleur-de-lis & stiff leaf

  • St Mary: mid c14 tiles in chancel

  • St Mary: Lawrence de St Maur, 1337

  • St Mary: Thomas Chichele & wife Agnes, 1400; figureless cross with evangelist symbols

  • St Mary: William Chichele (brother of Archbishop) & wife; 1425

  • St Mary, Higham Ferrers

  • St Mary, Higham Ferrers

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Entry Name: Church of St Mary

Listing Date: 23 September 1950

Last Amended: 17 June 1987

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1191957

English Heritage Legacy ID: 232352

ID on this website: 101191957

Location: St Mary's Church, Higham Ferrers, North Northamptonshire, NN10

County: North Northamptonshire

Civil Parish: Higham Ferrers

Built-Up Area: Higham Ferrers

Traditional County: Northamptonshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Northamptonshire

Church of England Parish: Higham Ferrers St Mary the Virgin

Church of England Diocese: Peterborough

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