Historic churches · Central Scotland
St Aidan's Church, Bamburgh
St Aidan's Church, Bamburgh — Grade I listed church in Bamburgh, Northumberland, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Chathill · 8.0 km
About
St Aidan's Church, Bamburgh is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1150. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade I listed church in Bamburgh, Northumberland, England, UK". Coordinates: 55.6080°, -1.7183°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Bamburgh Coast and Hills SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Northumberland Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Aidan's Church is a Grade I listed Church of England building in the Diocese of Newcastle.
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Background
History
According to Bede, St Aidan built a wooden church outside the castle wall, on the site of the current church, in AD 635, and he died here in AD 652; (a wooden beam preserved inside the church is traditionally said to be the one on which he rested as he died). The present church dates from the late 12th century (though some pre-conquest stonework survives in the north aisle). The chancel, said to be the second longest in the country (60 ft), was added in 1230; it contains an 1895 reredos in Caen stone by W.S. Hicks, depicting northern saints of the 7th and 8th centuries. Note that after the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the mid 1500s, the monks were forced to leave. After the…
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- Coordinates
- 55.6080, -1.7183
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Bamburgh
- Postcode
- NE69 7AB
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
- Established
- 1150
- Nearest railway station
- Chathill — 8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q15979293 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Aidan's Church, Bamburgh (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Aidan's Church Bamburgh - geograph.org.uk - 1263610.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Aidan's Church, Bamburgh?
- St Aidan's Church, Bamburgh is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode NE69 7AB), in the parish of Bamburgh.
- When was St Aidan's Church, Bamburgh built?
- Built or established in 1150.
- Is St Aidan's Church, Bamburgh a listed building?
- St Aidan's Church, Bamburgh is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is St Aidan's Church, Bamburgh a protected site?
- Yes — St Aidan's Church, Bamburgh is part of the Bamburgh Coast and Hills SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to St Aidan's Church, Bamburgh?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE69 7AB. It sits within the North Northumberland parliamentary constituency.