The Church is mainly Norman and medieval in date, incorporating the remains of a pre-Conquest church dating from the late-8th or early-9th century. The surviving portions of the Anglo-Saxon church include the west door and the adjacent wall, both ends of the south wall, the upper part of the east wall and the north door, which was removed in 1864 and then re-erected in the churchyard. A hogback tombstone (PRN 4208), probably 11th century, dug up in the churchyard is now in the south choir aisle of the church. The lower part of a pre-Norman cross is also in the churchyard (PRN 4207). The Saxon work here, and the close proximity and architectural similarities of St Patrick's Chapel (SD46SW3) may suggest that the two might have formed an Early Medieval monastic community.

St Peter’s Church is a Grade I listed building, the late-8th/early-9th century cross shaft is a Scheduled Ancient monument; the churchyard also contains a Grade II Listed medieval stone coffin and a Grade II Listed post-medieval sundial shaft.

Period

Roman (43 - 410)

Period comments

South aisle rebuilt|North aisle built|Roman|Possibly monastic|Probably 800-950|South aisle added|C14

The earliest date of the feature, as a year, if known

1401|800|801|1601|43|1860|1301

The latest date of the feature, as a year, if known

1500|950|1066|1700|410|1860|1400

Monument Type - Broad

PARISH CHURCH|MONASTERY|ALTAR|CHURCH|CROSS|HOGBACK STONE

Monument Type - Narrow

Monument Description

Evidence Type - Broad

Evidence Type - Narrow

Evidence Description

Object Type - Broad

Object Type - Narrow

Object Description

Other records:

NRHE Number

41442

NT HBSMR Number

Unknown

HER Event Number

Unknown

External Link

None

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