All Saints Church, Sutton Bassett
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All Saints is the local parish Church of England church for Sutton Bassett,
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. 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 w ...
. Originally it fell within the boundaries of the
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, 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
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. It is a
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.


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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