All Saints, Wing
All Saints, Wing
All Saints on Church Street, Wing, Buckinghamshire, is a Grade I parish church whose nave, north aisle, chancel and crypt survive from the tenth century, one of the most complete Anglo-Saxon churches in England.
- Location
- Wing, Buckinghamshire
- Country
- England
- County
- Buckinghamshire
- City / town
- Wing
- Address
- Church Street, Wing, Buckinghamshire, LU7 0NX
- Postcode
- LU7 0NX
- Built
- 10th century nave, north aisle, chancel and crypt; south aisle 14th century; west tower, clerestory and south porch 15th century
- Denomination
- Church of England
- Dedication
- All Saints
- Diocese
- Oxford
- Parish
- Wing
- Grade
- I
- Style
- Anglo-Saxon; Perpendicular
- Materials
- Coursed limestone and greensand, dressed stone parapets, lead roofs
- Grid reference
- SP 880 225
- Opening hours
- The church is open during the daytime for those who wish to explore or require quiet contemplation.
- Access
- Level access to the main areas. Accessible toilets nearby
Overview
Historic England records a church originally of the tenth century, probably built for Ælfgifu, sister-in-law of King Edgar. The seven-sided apsidal chancel stands over a crypt with circular tenth-century piers. The south aisle was rebuilt in the fourteenth century; the west tower, clerestory and south porch are fifteenth-century. Restorations took place in 1848–49, 1893–94 and 1939–40. The fabric is coursed limestone and greensand with lead roofs. The three-stage west tower has a battlemented parapet, gargoyles and a large Perpendicular west window.
The polygonal apse and crypt are among the best-preserved Anglo-Saxon liturgical arrangements in the country. The church is in the Diocese of Oxford, parish of Wing. Listed Grade I on 18 October 1966 (NHLE 1320141).