Holy Cross, Upper Langwith
Holy Cross, Upper Langwith
Holy Cross is a Grade II* parish church of thirteenth- and fourteenth-century origin on Main Street / Rectory Road, Upper Langwith, Derbyshire. Richard Norman Shaw restored it in 1877–78 and added the bellcote.
- Location
- Upper Langwith, Derbyshire
- Country
- England
- County
- Derbyshire
- City / town
- Upper Langwith
- Address
- Rectory Road, Upper Langwith, Derbyshire, NG20 9RE
- Postcode
- NG20 9RE
- Built
- 13th and 14th centuries; restored 1877–78
- Architect
- Richard Norman Shaw (1877–78 restoration and bellcote)
- Denomination
- Church of England
- Dedication
- Holy Cross
- Diocese
- Derby
- Parish
- Upper Langwith Holy Cross
- Grade
- II*
- Style
- Early English and Perpendicular
- Materials
- Coursed rubblestone and ashlar; lead roof and stone coped gables
- Grid reference
- SK 518 693
- Opening hours
- Sorry, there are no regular opening times for this church.
- Access
- Level access to the main areas. Accessible toilets nearby
Overview
Historic England lists a church of coursed rubblestone and ashlar with a lead roof: nave and chancel in one, a deep gabled south porch with pinnacles and a four-centred doorway, and a north vestry. The chancel is the oldest part, with a tall chamfered lancet. Most windows are Perpendicular; the three-light east window has nineteenth-century Perpendicular tracery. The west elevation has a full-height central buttress flanked by two-light pointed windows with transoms. Shaw’s double bellcote sits on the west gable. The porch has a pointed stone tunnel vault with chamfered transverse ribs. Font and pulpit are by Shaw.
The church is in the Diocese of Derby, parish of Upper Langwith Holy Cross. Pevsner noted a small fifteenth-century bronze censer. The listing was designated on 8 July 1966.