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Latitude: 55.0959 / 55°5'45"N
Longitude: -2.1927 / 2°11'33"W
OS Eastings: 387802
OS Northings: 577962
OS Grid: NY878779
Mapcode National: GBR F94J.21
Mapcode Global: WHB1R.953Q
Plus Code: 9C7V3RW4+9W
Entry Name: Church of St Giles
Listing Date: 10 November 1951
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1370467
English Heritage Legacy ID: 239550
ID on this website: 101370467
Location: St Giles' Church, Birtley, Northumberland, NE48
County: Northumberland
Civil Parish: Birtley
Traditional County: Northumberland
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Northumberland
Church of England Parish: Birtley St Giles
Church of England Diocese: Newcastle
Tagged with: Church building
NY 87 NE BIRTLEY BIRTLEY VILLAGE
Church of St. Giles
9/15
II*
10.11.51
Parish church. C12 restored 1884. Dressed stone and random rubble. Welsh
slate roof. Nave, chancel, west porch and south-west tower. Chancel north
wall and nave masonry is C12. Most other external features Victorian including
west porch with pointed-arched doorway, multifoil rose window in west gable,
and south-west tower which is a square vestry on ground floor, becoming octagonal
with lancet bell openings and short octagonal spire.
3-bay nave has 3-light stepped cusped lancets on south side. Nave and chancel
north walls blank. Three plain stepped lancets on chancel south side. East
window is 3 stepped lancets under hoodmoulds.
Blocked priest's door and north door, probably early C17, are square-headed
with chamfered surround.
Interior has C12 unmoulded chancel arch on plain chamfered imposts. Pointed
arch to blocked priest's door. East window has shafts and shaft rings.
Inscribed stone on chancel north wall, C8, with a cross and letters ORPE.
Several medieval coffin lids built into west porch, also a plain medieval stoup.
Listing NGR: NY8780277962
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