St Wilfred

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  St. Bartholomew

  A 13th century church built as a Chapel of Ease St Bartholomew’s was rebuilt in 1753 and in 1867 the chancel was enlarged and a vestry added. The interior was altered for the first vicar of the Oxford Movement in the north of England. There is an attractive and unusual bell-cote, mentioned by Pevsner. The building is in excellent condition and has a capacity of 60. The graveyard is maintained by the PCC with the help of a contractor.

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  Holy Trinity

  The present Grade II church was built in 1842 to serve the newly created parish, and the fine tower added in 1884, a landmark for miles around. The exterior is built in good quality sandstone from the Wallington Estate and the interior has plaster and moulded features. There is a fine timber barrel-vaulted ceiling and a generous open feeling with good furniture. The organ is electronic with a console by the choir stalls but the speakers and bass column at the west end. Richly carved 13th century grave covers from the former Chapel of Ease near the site are incorporated in the tower lobby. The vestry is located off the tower lobby on the north side. Plans exist for the installation of a WC in the vestry, though this has not yet been fulfilled. The nearby Village Hall has toilets and these are available for use when funerals and weddings are planned in the church.
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  The churchyard is maintained by the PCC with the aid of a contractor and below the tower to the west the new Community Orchard provides a pleasant frontispiece to the church. To the north of the village the local authority cemetery is maintained by the Parish Council.

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  St. Bartholomew

  The church is a Grade II* listed 13th century (perhaps even earlier) building with a low broad tower, long nave and chancel. It was altered in the 15th century and then again in 1895. Excavations reveal that the church originally had aisles and transepts.
  
  Extensive work was undertaken in 2002 to strengthen the tower and to relay the churchyard path to an easier gradient. In 2021 the PCC initiated a further programme of work including a new lighting scheme to show the timber roof structure of the nave, redecorate the chancel, fitting a new carpet throughout the nave, remove the two rear pews, reposition the font and install a servery against the north wall west end of the nave. A WC was installed in the north side of the vestry with waste carried to a trench-arch soil disposal system outside. It is hoped that the church will become more attractive and accessible for services and events for the community.
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  The celebrated antiquary John Hodgson wrote his History of Northumberland during his incumbency here between 1823 and 1834. The distinguished engineer Sir Charles Parsons and his wife Katherine are buried in the churchyard. The church has a capacity of about 130.

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