St Peter & St Paul, Harrington
St Peter & St Paul, Harrington
St Peter and St Paul stands on Church Lane, north-east of Harrington village in Northamptonshire, a Grade II* medieval parish church in the Diocese of Peterborough.
- Location
- Harrington, Northamptonshire
- Country
- England
- County
- Northamptonshire
- City / town
- Harrington
- Address
- Church Lane, Harrington, Northamptonshire, NN6 9NX
- Postcode
- NN6 9NX
- Built
- Early and mid 14th century; 15th century; tower 1809
- Denomination
- Church of England
- Dedication
- Peter and Paul
- Diocese
- Peterborough
- Parish
- Harrington
- Grade
- II*
- Style
- Decorated and Perpendicular
- Materials
- Coursed and squared ironstone and limestone, ashlar dressings, lead and slate roofs
- Grid reference
- SP 778 805
- Opening hours
- The church is normally locked as it is rather isolated from the village, please contact us to arrange a visit.
- Access
- Level access to the main areas. Accessible toilets nearby
Overview
Historic England records a parish church of the early and mid fourteenth century and the fifteenth century, with a south tower of 1809. The fabric is coursed and squared ironstone and limestone with ashlar dressings and lead and slate roofs. The plan comprises a four-stage south tower, nave with clerestory and aisles, north transept, chancel and south porch. The tower has ironstone clasping buttresses, a coped parapet and four corner pinnacles.
Interior features noted in the listing include a thirteenth-century piscina in the tower chamber, a fifteenth-century piscina, restored roofs, and a sixteenth-century brass. The church is known for a tuba stentoro-phonica (speaking trumpet), one of a small number surviving in England. Listed Grade II* on 25 February 1957 (NHLE 1213602). The parish is part of a united benefice with Arthingworth, East Farndon and Oxendon.