Fringford : St Michael and All Angels

The church stands on the site of an early wooden Saxon building. The earliest part of the present stone church dates from the early 12th century, The south door, although much restored, dates from this period, as do the two northern arches of the nave.

About this church

The church was largely rebuilt in the 19th century. In 1821 a new chancel was built and in 1829 the north side was repaired. In 1831 the present stone tower was constructed to replace the wooden belfry. In 1842 the vestry was built and the pulpit installed using 17th-century panels from neighbouring Hardwick Manor. There are two fonts in the South aisle, an octagonal one possibly from the 16th century, presented by Henry Roundell (1824-64) and a round one of 1880 in memory of Anne King. The North aisle contains a 20th century wall painting by Thomas Frederick Mason Sheard (1866-1921).

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