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All Saints’ Church, Holdenby

A church that lost its village

Sir Christopher Hatton, Elizabeth I’s Lord Chancellor, moved the village of Holdenby when he built his mansion; the church now lies remote and isolated beside fields and a pond, beyond the gardens of Holdenby House.

A fine building of local ironstone, it is largely 14th-century but the chancel was rebuilt in 1845 and Sir George Gilbert Scott restored the church in 1867.

Inside, there is much of interest:

  • an unusual series of seven painted texts, probably Elizabethan;
  • memorials from the 13th-century onwards, including an incised alabaster slab dedicated to William Holdenby (who died in 1490) and his wife;
  • chancel stalls;
  • an impressive 16th-century screen brought from Holdenby House around 1700.

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How to find us

All Saints’ Church, Holdenby

Holdenby Road
Holdenby
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN6 8DJ
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