Claydon : St James the Great

An attractive little church with a saddleback tower and Norman doorway on the Northamptonshire border.

About this church

Entering through the plain Norman doorway you see three low round , ironstone arches, which were added to the Norman nave in about 1200 to create a north aisle.

During the following century the aisle was extended eastwards in Early English style to form a chapel.

A severe Victorian restoration of the chancel has only slightly diminished St James’s medieval charm.

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