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Latitude: 52.5584 / 52°33'30"N
Longitude: -0.235 / 0°14'5"W
OS Eastings: 519750
OS Northings: 297086
OS Grid: TL197970
Mapcode National: GBR HZX.MD2
Mapcode Global: WHHNK.CYBH
Plus Code: 9C4XHQ58+92
Entry Name: Church of St Margaret
Listing Date: 14 November 1974
Grade: I
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1309143
English Heritage Legacy ID: 50225
Also known as: St Margaret of Antioch's Church, Fletton
ID on this website: 101309143
Location: Parish Church of St Margaret, Old Fletton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE2
County: City of Peterborough
Electoral Ward/Division: Stanground South
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Peterborough
Traditional County: Huntingdonshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cambridgeshire
Church of England Parish: Fletton St Margaret
Church of England Diocese: Ely
Tagged with: Church building
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5141 EX-OLD FLETTON UD FLETTON AVENUE
Fletton
Church of St Margaret
TL 1997 SE 51/239 14.11.74
GV
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Mainly of circa 1150 and circa 1300. Mid C12 nave with circa 1300 clerestorey
with C17 square-headed 2-light clerestorey windows. Mid C12 north aisle widened
in 1901 in rock-faced ashlar with Perpendicular style window but west window
late C13. Mid C12 north chapel. Circa 1300 south aisle with C17 square-headed
3-light windows the east and west windows are late C13 with 3 lancet lights
in one arch. Double-chamfered south doorway. Mid C12 chancel has corbel-table,
one blocked south window and corner buttresses with reset early C9 carved stones
probably originally part of a frieze from Peterborough Abbey. Decorated chancel,
south windows with reticulated tracery and east window restored in 1888 also
has reticulated tracery. Victorian south porch in rock-faced masonry. Late
C13 west tower with angle buttresses with set-offs, large bell openings with
Y-tracery, cornice with ball flowers and stone broach spire with 2 tiers of lucarnes.
Interior: north arcade of circa 1160 originally 4 bays, but one pier removed
and wide double-chamfered arch inserted, round piers with scalloped capitals
and round slightly chamfered arches. Early C14 south arcade with wide double
chamfered 4-centred arches, octagonal piers and moulded capitals. C12 responds
of chancel arch are probably reset in circa 1300 when chancel arch wall built.
Circa 1160 two bay arcade from chancel to north chapel, also round arched with
circular pier with scalloped capital.
Victorian furnishings and roofs. Front of circa 1661-2, octagonal with alternating
fluted and panelled sides. Two carved panels on north wall of chancel of saints
probably C12 or earlier.
RCHM (1) page 69.
Listing NGR: TL1975097086
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