St Mary: church (dating from c13) set within a landscaped park after village was swept away during the eighteenth century; surrounded by ha-ha
St Mary: Decorated west tower with cusped Y tracery in bell openings; ogee hooded niche below
St Mary: view from the north; current tiny entrance over small bridge; Tudor style windows
St Mary: c13 nave consisting of round piers, octagonal capitals & double chamfered arches; clerestory added c16; chancel dated 1690
St Mary: nave looking west; late medieval tie beam roof
St Mary: some c16 Knightley heraldic glass & imported Flemish roundels
St Mary: some c16 Knightley heraldic glass & imported Flemish roundels
St Mary: alabaster tomb to Richard Knightley, d.1534, & wife Joan Skennerton of Aldrington
St Mary: heraldic shield from west side of alabaster tomb to Richard Knightley, d.1534, & wife Joan (Skennerton); inscription on ledge
St Mary: Richard Knightley, d.1534; emblazoned coat with Lancastrian SS collar
St Mary: Jane Skennard, wife of Richard Knightley, d.1534; embroidered headdress
St Mary: female figures from the tomb of Richard Knightley, d.1534
St Mary: male figures from the tomb of Richard Knightley, d.1534; clothing gives indication to their professions
St Mary: male figures from the tomb of Richard Knightley, d.1534; clothing gives indication to their professions
St Mary: brass to Thomas Knightley, d.1516; heart engraved above portrait
St Mary: brass to Thomas Knightley, d.1516; tabard of arms, head on helm
St Mary: inscription from the brass to Thomas Knightley, d.1516
St Mary: shield from the brass to Thomas Knightley, d.1516
St Mary: Edmund Knightley, d.1542, & wife Ursula (de Vere), d.1557, with six daughters
St Mary: Edmund Knightley, d.1542; his head rests on helmet
St Mary: Ursula (de Vere), d.1557, wife of Edmund Knightley, d.1542; later form of pediment headdress accompanied by the Paris cap
St Mary: named daughters from the brass to Edmund Knightley, d.1542; Jane, Isabel, Jane, Joan, Susan & Joan
St Mary: large c16 monument (rebuilt 1930) on north wall chronicling members of Knightley family between 1566 & 1619
St Mary: engraving from the large memorial to members of the Knightley family; Valentine, d.1566, & wife Anne Ferrers of Baddesley Clinton, d.1554
St Mary: engraving from the large memorial to members of the Knightley family; Mary (nee Fermour), d.1573, first wife of Richard Knightley, d.1615
St Mary: engraving from the large memorial to members of the Knightley family; Richard Knightley, d.1615, & wives Mary Fermor of Easton Neston & Elizabeth Seymour
St Mary: engraving from the large memorial to members of the Knightley family; Valentine, d.1618, & wife Anne Unton of Wadley; also to Francis Knightley, d.1619
St Mary: arms from the large memorial to members of the Knightley family
St Mary: arms from the large memorial to members of the Knightley family
St Mary: arms from the large memorial to members of the Knightley family
St Mary: memorial slab to Richard Knightley, d.1650
St Mary: marble memorial to Richard Knightley, d.1661, & wives Elizabeth Hampden & Anne Courteen; urn in centre of open pediment; Corinthian columns
St Mary: equivalent slab to Richard Knightley, d.1661, & second wife Anne Courteen, d.1702
St Mary: memorial to Devereux Knightley, d.1681, set on tall pedestal; Knightley arms
St Mary: inscription from the memorial to Devereux Knightley, d.1681
St Mary: similar memorial to Elizabeth Crewe, d.1715, wife of Devereux Knightley, d.1681
St Mary: inscription from the memorial to Elizabeth Crewe, d.1715, wife of Devereux Knightley, d.1681
St Mary: memorial slab to Jane Grey Knightley (nee Benson), d.1731
St Mary: marble memorial to Lucius Knightley, d.1791, & wife Catherine Dashwood; ionic pillars & entabular, open pediment
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Fawsley, Northamptonshire, ENGLAND, UK
Entry Name: Church of St Mary
Listing Date: 18 January 1968
Last Amended: 24 February 1987
Grade: I
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1343552
English Heritage Legacy ID: 360567
ID on this website: 101343552
Location: St Mary's Church, Fawsley, West Northamptonshire, NN11
County: West Northamptonshire
Civil Parish: Fawsley
Traditional County: Northamptonshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Northamptonshire
Church of England Parish: Fawsley St Mary the Virgin
Church of England Diocese: Peterborough