Church Of St Eurgain And St Peter, Northrop

The building is located prominently on the corner of Church Road and Northop Road, in Northop, Flintshire. It is part of the Diocese of St Asaph. It was originally solely dedicated to the mid 6th century Saint Eurgain, a niece of Saint Asaph. Some state the church itself was reputedly founded by the saint in the mid-6th century, however the current church is unlikely to be from the early medieval period. From 1839 to 1840, the church was remodelled to be more Perpendicular by Chester architect and County surveyor of Flintshire, Thomas Jones. During the remodelling, the church was shortened, with its arcade reduced from seven to five bays. The outer walls of the nave, chancel and aisle were…

The Grade I listed building is in the Perpendicular style, and contains a western tower, north aisle, and a nave and chancel as one. The north aisle may be also described as a nave, therefore describing the building as a double-nave structure. It also has a five-bay arcade that connects to the north aisle. The tower is of fine-coursed sandstone ashlar, with five stages. It is located at the western end of the south (main) nave. Its western side contains the main entrance to the church, located within a renewed Tudor-arched doorway. The chancel, north aisle and nave were all remodelled in the 19th century and are now of snecked pecked sandstone. The aisle is gabled, and is lower and narrower…