Church

All Saints, Barton Stacey

All Saints, Barton Stacey

All Saints is a Grade II* parish church at the crossroads in Barton Stacey, Hampshire, in the Diocese of Winchester and the Benefice of Bright Waters.

Location
Barton Stacey, Hampshire
Country
England
County
Hampshire
City / town
Barton Stacey
Address
The Street, Barton Stacey, Hampshire, SO21 3RT
Postcode
SO21 3RT
Built
C12 origins; aisles c.1180; C13 eastward extension; west tower c.1610; restored 1877
Denomination
Church of England
Dedication
All Saints
Diocese
Winchester
Parish
Barton Stacey All Saints
Grade
II*
Style
Norman and Gothic, with Perpendicular tower
Materials
Flint walls with stone dressings; tiled roof
Grid reference
SU 435 412
Opening hours
A key to the church is available from the village shop.
Access
Ramp or level access available on request. Accessible toilets in church

Overview

Historic England records a parish church of the twelfth, thirteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, restored in 1877. It began as a Norman two-cell church, given north and south aisles about 1180; two arches on round pillars remain. Thirteenth-century eastward extensions continued the arcade with octagonal columns and a short chancel. The eastern bay opens onto transepts. Walls are flint with stone dressings under a tiled roof, with lancets and Perpendicular windows.

The chief feature is a western tower of about 1610, set into the end of the nave, in Perpendicular style with a castellated parapet and an octagonal stair turret within one of two massive diagonal buttresses. A south porch belongs to the same late phase. Inside are a Purbeck marble font of the second period, with a square arcaded bowl on a central drum and four columns; medieval encaustic tiles in the sanctuary; a seventeenth-century altar table with carved Flemish figures; and commandment boards in the tower. A church at Barton Stacey is mentioned in Domesday Book. A key is available from the village shop.

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