All Saints Church, Sutton Bassett
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All Saints is the local parish Church of England church for Sutton Bassett,
Northamptonshire Northamptonshire (; abbreviated Northants.) is a county in the East Midlands of England. In 2015, it had a population of 723,000. The county is administered by two unitary authorities: North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. It is ...
. It was built as an annexe to St. Mary's Church in the nearby village of
Weston by Welland Weston by Welland is a village and civil parish in the north of the English county of Northamptonshire administered as part of North Northamptonshire. As its name suggests, it is near to the River Welland that, thereabouts, forms the boundary wi ...
. Originally it fell within the boundaries of the Diocese of Lincoln, and transferred to the Diocese of Peterborough in 1539. The church dates from the 12th century, but some opinions date it slightly earlier to the late 11th century. Unlike most parish churches, All Saints does not have a
graveyard A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek , "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a buri ...
. It is a
Grade II listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Ir ...
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Detail on the Architecture of All Saints Church
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sutton Bassett Church of England church buildings in Northamptonshire Grade II listed churches in Northamptonshire