Over Denton Church
Over Denton Church
Over Denton Church, also known as St Cuthbert’s, is a Grade II* former parish church in Upper Denton, Cumbria, on Hadrian’s Wall, in the Diocese of Carlisle.
- Location
- Over Denton, Cumbria
- Country
- England
- County
- Cumbria
- City / town
- Over Denton
- Address
- Over Denton, Cumbria, CA8 7AG
- Postcode
- CA8 7AG
- Built
- Probably early 12th century; west wall and bellcote rebuilt 18th century; windows 1881
- Denomination
- Church of England
- Dedication
- Cuthbert
- Diocese
- Carlisle
- Parish
- Gilsland St Mary Magdalene
- Grade
- II*
- Style
- Norman
- Materials
- Calciferous sandstone from Hadrian’s Wall, stone-slate roof
- Grid reference
- NY 615 655
- Opening hours
- This church is well worth a visit and the key is available from the house opposite.
- Access
- Level access to the main areas
Overview
Historic England dates the fabric to the early twelfth century: a two-bay nave and single-bay chancel in squared calciferous sandstone taken from the nearby Roman Wall, with large flush quoins and a stone-slate roof. The chancel arch is Roman, reputed to have come from Birdoswald fort. The west wall and bellcote were rebuilt in the eighteenth century. Windows and rainwater heads dated 1881 mark a Victorian restoration.
Interior fittings were removed when the church was declared redundant in the 1970s. The font was reinstalled in 2019 and the building reconsecrated. It is also a scheduled monument (NHLE 1015251). The civil parish is Upper Denton; the Church of England parish is Gilsland St Mary Magdalene.