Nominal: 909 Hz Weight: 844 lbs Diameter: 35.5" Bell 1 of 6
Founded by Mears & Stainbank 1901
Dove Bell ID: 7447 Tower ID: 11885 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Wighton: All Saints
Overview
Grid reference: TF 940 399
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Church open regularly Grade I listed building Visitor parking nearby On a footpath, trail or cycle route Wheelchair accessible Local shop(s) or amenities nearby Stained Glass
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 624 m²
Exterior Description
Perpendicular style with earlier tower rebuilt. Walls flint, stone dressings. Roof slates. W tower, S porch, nave and N and S aisles, chancel, remains of vestry to E, wall remaining. W tower formerly of c1300 rebuilt within remains of collapsed tower 1975; shields from battlements re-set. Flint on brick, concrete core. Two storey porch with staircase; similar staircase at angle (SE) of tower and aisle. Six-bay aisles, nave and clerestory c1400 details. Two bay chancel, 5-light E window.
As listed on Historic England website
Interior
Interior Description
6-bay arcade, quatrefoil piers, chancel of width of nave (ie 20 ft) with complete roof stairs in thickness. Nave roof cased in later woodwork, and chancel roof c1400. Pammet floors, nave and aisles, enriched with C19 encaustic tiles chancel. C19 pine bench, nave. Furnishings: C15 glazed fragments in N and S aisle tracery. Early C19 figures, some in fall grisaille fields, in N and S aisle windows. N aisle: Bedingfield/ Bacon altar tomb, second half C17, classical. W bay, E bay to N arcade: 2 C18 Bedingfield cartouche monuments attached to piers. Chancel: cl8 cartouche N wall.
As listed on Historic England website
Bells
Nominal: 1532.5 Hz Weight: 432 lbs Diameter: 26" Bell 2 of 6
Founded by Whitechapel Bell Foundry 1980
Dove Bell ID: 45992 Tower ID: 11885 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1363.5 Hz Weight: 490 lbs Diameter: 27" Bell 3 of 6
Founded by Mears & Stainbank 1901
Dove Bell ID: 45993 Tower ID: 11885 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1213 Hz Weight: 508 lbs Diameter: 28.88" Bell 4 of 6
Founded by Mears & Stainbank 1901
Dove Bell ID: 45994 Tower ID: 11885 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1150.5 Hz Weight: 542 lbs Diameter: 29.75" Bell 5 of 6
Founded by Mears & Stainbank 1901
Dove Bell ID: 45995 Tower ID: 11885 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 1022.5 Hz Weight: 624 lbs Diameter: 32" Bell 6 of 6
Founded by Mears & Stainbank 1901
Dove Bell ID: 45996 Tower ID: 11885 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: TF 940 399
Burial and War Grave Information
The church/building is consecrated.
The churchyard has been used for burial.
The churchyard is used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has war graves.
National Heritage record for England designations
There are no records of National Heritage assets within the curtilage of this site.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | No |
| Solar Thermal Panels | No |
| Biomass | No |
| Wind Turbine | No |
| Air Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ev Charging | No |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
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