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Church of St. Firmin

A Grade I Listed Building in North Crawley, Milton Keynes

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.0924 / 52°5'32"N

Longitude: -0.6485 / 0°38'54"W

OS Eastings: 492686

OS Northings: 244649

OS Grid: SP926446

Mapcode National: GBR F0Z.YNP

Mapcode Global: VHFQB.QN0T

Plus Code: 9C4X39R2+XH

Entry Name: Church of St. Firmin

Listing Date: 17 November 1966

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1289229

English Heritage Legacy ID: 397596

Also known as: St Firmin's Church, North Crawley

ID on this website: 101289229

Location: St Firmin's Church, North Crawley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK16

County: Milton Keynes

Civil Parish: North Crawley

Built-Up Area: North Crawley

Traditional County: Buckinghamshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Buckinghamshire

Church of England Parish: Sherington with Chicheley, North Crawley, Astwood and Hardmead

Church of England Diocese: Oxford

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Description


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SP 94 SW
6/116

NORTH CRAWLEY
HIGH STREET south side
Church of St. Firmin

17.11.66

I
Parish Church. Stone with bold mouldings, well carved gargoyles, battlemented parapets and lead roofs. West tower and nave circa 1100, south aisle about 1210, chancel rebuilt 1290, north aisle early C14, screen late C14-early C15, the roofs C15 and clerestory late C15. Chancel has two late Early English windows each side, east window similar three-light. Double piscina Early English. Roof C15. Chancel screen, timber, eight bays with much original painting, fan vaulted head, tracery and painted figures of kings and bishops in lower panelling, two in each bay. Nave: south arcade five bays, octagonal piers, carved caps. North arcade four bays with piers of clustered shafts, moulded caps and bases. Five three-light windows to clerestory. Nave roof: panelled with moulded beams and elaborate bosses and angels on junctions. Trusses supported on tall brackets formed of carved figures. Twelve Apostles standing on peacocks, six each side. C15. Similar roof in chancel.

Font: Early English, octagonal. Cover castellated wood made by T.L. 1640. Front of nave early C16 pews. Box pews mostly C18, a few C17. C18 pulpit and Royal Arms. Brass, and wall monument on north wall of chancel to Elizabeth Giffard 1687, Other C17 and C18 monuments. Tower: four stages, Decorated bell chamber with large decorated windows. Battlemented parapet. Norman below.

Listing NGR: SP9268644648

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