St Mary the Virgin, Stamfordham
St Mary the Virgin, Stamfordham
St Mary the Virgin is a Grade I parish church on The Green, Stamfordham, Northumberland, in the Diocese of Newcastle.
- Location
- Stamfordham, Northumberland
- Country
- England
- County
- Northumberland
- City / town
- Stamfordham
- Address
- Stamfordham, Northumberland, NE18 0QQ
- Postcode
- NE18 0QQ
- Built
- Possibly Saxon fabric; C13; extensively restored 1847
- Architect
- Benjamin Ferrey (1847 restoration)
- Denomination
- Church of England
- Dedication
- Mary
- Diocese
- Newcastle
- Parish
- Stamfordham
- Grade
- I
- Style
- Early English Gothic
- Materials
- Squared stone and ashlar with fish-scale tile roof
- Grid reference
- NZ 076 720
- Opening hours
- Open 9.30am till dusk.
- Access
- Level access to the main areas
Overview
Historic England records possible Saxon quoins at the west end of the nave and a blocked Saxon or early Romanesque arch in the west wall of the tower. Elsewhere the church is thirteenth-century, extensively restored in 1847 by Benjamin Ferrey. The fabric is squared stone and ashlar under a fish-scale tile roof. The plan comprises a three-storey west tower, a four-bay nave with aisles, a three-bay chancel and a north vestry with a tall octagonal chimney. The east end has three stepped lancets. Interior features include medieval grave covers in the porch, a trefoiled piscina, segmental niches with a knight’s effigy and a priest’s effigy with dogtooth, and a large 1653 monument to John Swinburne in the north aisle. Arcade arches are original though re-cut; the octagonal piers are replacements.