All Saints Church, Holdenby

All Saints Church, Holdenby is a Grade II* listed church in Northamptonshire. Read about its history and architecture, plus how to visit and what's nearby.

About All Saints Church, Holdenby

All Saints Church stands alone beside fields and a pond in Holdenby, Northamptonshire, cut off from the village it once served.

Sir Christopher Hatton, Elizabeth I's Lord Chancellor, moved the village when he built Holdenby House nearby, leaving the medieval church stranded beyond the gardens.

Built largely between 1330 and 1340 from local ironstone, it is a Grade II* listed building now cared for by the Churches Conservation Trust.

Inside is a rare set of seven painted Elizabethan texts and a sixteenth-century screen brought from the House around 1700.

History of All Saints Church, Holdenby

The church was largely built between 1330 and 1340, founded by Richard Holdenby. The chancel was rebuilt in 1845, and Sir George Gilbert Scott carried out a restoration in 1867. An incised alabaster slab inside commemorates William Holdenby, who died in 1490, and his wife.

Architecture of All Saints Church, Holdenby

The church is built largely in fourteenth-century Gothic style from local ironstone, with chancel stalls and a carved sixteenth-century screen moved here from Holdenby House around 1700. Sir George Gilbert Scott directed a restoration in 1867, following the 1845 rebuilding of the chancel.

Worth knowing

The church's isolation is the legacy of Sir Christopher Hatton, Elizabeth I's Lord Chancellor, who swept away the original village of Holdenby when he built his mansion nearby, leaving the church stranded beyond the gardens.

Facilities

Toilets

Plan your visit to All Saints Church, Holdenby

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Nearest station: Long Buckby Rail Station (4.2 miles)

Open April to September daily; October to March weekends 11am–3pm.

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Places to visit near All Saints Church, Holdenby

Holdenby House

historic house 1.5 miles

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Althorp

historic house 1.6 miles

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Coton Manor Garden

historic house 2.7 miles

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Cottesbrooke Hall

historic house 4.2 miles

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St Michael's Church, Upton

church 4.8 miles

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Historic places nearby

Within 5 miles of All Saints Church, Holdenby there are 5 historic properties, including 4 historic houses, across Historic Houses and Churches Conservation Trust sites.

4 Historic Houses

1 Churches Conservation Trust

4 Historic house

1 Church

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Within 10 miles of All Saints Church, Holdenby there are 11 historic properties, including 8 historic houses and 3 churchs, across Historic Houses and Churches Conservation Trust sites.

8 Historic Houses

3 Churches Conservation Trust

8 Historic house

3 Church

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Within 20 miles of All Saints Church, Holdenby there are 27 historic properties, including 16 historic houses and 7 churchs, across Historic Houses, Churches Conservation Trust and National Trust sites.

15 Historic Houses

7 Churches Conservation Trust

3 National Trust

2 English Heritage

16 Historic house

7 Church

1 Monument

1 Castle

1 Archaeological site

1 Garden

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