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Church of St Nicholas

A Grade II* Listed Building in Hinxworth, Hertfordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.0477 / 52°2'51"N

Longitude: -0.1971 / 0°11'49"W

OS Eastings: 523734

OS Northings: 240347

OS Grid: TL237403

Mapcode National: GBR J64.QYM

Mapcode Global: VHGN7.JSNL

Plus Code: 9C4X2RX3+35

Entry Name: Church of St Nicholas

Listing Date: 27 May 1968

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1347342

English Heritage Legacy ID: 162216

Also known as: Church of St Nicholas, Hinxworth

ID on this website: 101347342

Location: St Nicholas Church, Hinxworth, North Hertfordshire, SG7

County: Hertfordshire

District: North Hertfordshire

Civil Parish: Hinxworth

Traditional County: Hertfordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Hertfordshire

Church of England Parish: Hinxworth

Church of England Diocese: St.Albans

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Description


TL 24 SW HINXWORTH ASHWELL ROAD
(South west side)
Hinxworth

1/104 Church of
27.5.68 St. Nicholas

GV II*

Parish Church. C14 tower and nave. C15 alterations. Circa 1830 rebuilt
chancel. Flint rubble with clunch dressings. Chancel is chequered red
brick with stone dressings. 2-stage W tower with angle buttresses and
battlements. Mostly clunch, it has a 2-light traceried W window and
similar belfry windows. C15 S porch with shallow-gabled parapet and
4-centre-arched door in moulded square frame. W side of porch has a
hooded 3-light window; corresponding E window blocked. The nave is
battlemented and has on N and S sides a 3-light traceried window with 6
trefoiled lancets in tympanum. Other windows are 1 and 2 lights, except
for 3-light net-traceried E window. N nave door with simple C14 pointed
arch. Interior: Aisle-less nave with late C19 panelled roof retaining 4
C15 carved wooden corbel figures. In splay of N nave window and in SE
corner of nave are 2 canopied niches. Spiral rood staircase next to N
window. Big W arch with semi-octagonal shafts. Mis-shapen C14 chancel
arch. The chancel has panelled ceiling with simple bosses. Circa 1830
reeded dado and altar back. Good early-mid C19 stained glass. Brasses
in chancel: on N wall, mid C15; on floor; man, woman and 6 children,
believed to be John Lambard, Alderman of London (d.1487). Mid C18 pulpit
with fielded panels. C16-17 Rector's chair. Small mid C19 octagonal
font. (Pevsner (1977)).


Listing NGR: TL2373440347

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