Caldecott, Northamptonshire

Caldecott

Parish church of St John the Baptist
Caldecott
Caldecott shown within Northamptonshire
OS grid reference SP989689
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Wellingborough
Postcode district NN9
Dialling code 01933
Police Northamptonshire
Fire Northamptonshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK Parliament
Website Chelveston-cum-Caldecott Parish Council

Caldecott is a hamlet in the East Northamptonshire, England, about 2 miles (3 km) east of the centre of Rushden and 2 1⁄2 miles (4 km) south of Raunds. Caldecott is in the civil parish of Chelveston cum Caldecott, less than 1⁄2 mile (800 m) south of Chelveston.

Parish church

The Church of England parish church of St John the Baptist is in Caldecott Road between Caldecott and Chelveston. The earliest parts of the church are 13th-century, including the north tower. Part of the chancel is 14th-century. The south porch was built in 1635.[1] The arcades were rebuilt and the north aisle added in 1849–50 to designs by the architect E. F. Law.[2] The church is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

The north tower has a ring of five bells, but currently they are unringable. Henry Penn of Peterborough cast the second and tenor bells in 1727. Thomas I Eayre of Kettering cast the treble bell in 1744. Robert Taylor of Loughborough cast the third and fourth bells in 1819.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Historic England. "Church of St John the Baptist  (Grade II*) (1040380)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  2. ↑ Pevsner & Cherry 1973, p. 148.
  3. ↑ Dawson, George (20 January 2011). "Chelveston S John Bapt". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Central Council for Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

Bibliography

  • Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (revision) (1973) [1961]. Northamptonshire. The Buildings of England (2nd ed.). Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 148. ISBN 0-14-071022-1.
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