All Saints' Church is an

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and the parish church of

Pitsford Pitsford is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire in the United Kingdom. According to 2001 census, the parish's population was 636 people, increasing to 671 at the 2011 census. The village's name means 'Peoht's ford'. Pitsford ...

. It is a Grade II*

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and stands on the west side of Church Lane on the northern edge of the village.

History

There is no reference to a church or priest in the entry for Pitsford in the

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of 1086. Parts of the church date to the

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, with the tympanum over the main church door dating to that period. The main structure of the present building was erected in the 12th to 14th centuries. Restoration in 1867 included rebuilding of the south aisle, porch and chancel and extensive internal alterations. The church consists of a nave, north and south aisles, chancel and west tower. Detailed descriptions appear on the

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website and in the

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of Northamptonshire. The parish registers survive from 1560, the historic registers being deposited at

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Present day

On 2 November 1954, the church was designated 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 ...

. Pitsford is part of a united benefice along with Boughton. Each parish retains its own church building.

References

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