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St James' Church, Stanstead Abbotts

St James' Church, Stanstead Abbotts — church in Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire, England, UK.

St James' Church, Stanstead Abbotts

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St James' Church, Stanstead Abbotts is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1150. Built in the English Gothic architecture style. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.7807°, 0.0276°.

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St James' Church is a redundant Anglican church near the village of Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England (NHLE) as a Grade I listed building, having been designated in 1967. The church is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The church is about 1 mile (1.6 km) to the southeast of the village on the north side of the B181 road. It stands on the top of a hill overlooking the Lea marshes. The description in the NHLE states it is "of outstanding interest as a medieval church with an unrestored 18th-century interior". In the Buildings of England series, the architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner wrote "Inside there are few churches in the county which have so well preserved an 18th-century village character".

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Coordinates
51.7807, 0.0276
County
Hertfordshire
Parish
Stanstead Abbots
Postcode
SG12 8JZ
Parliamentary constituency
Broxbourne
Established
1150

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Frequently asked questions

Where is St James' Church, Stanstead Abbotts?
St James' Church, Stanstead Abbotts is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.7807°, 0.0276°.
When was St James' Church, Stanstead Abbotts built?
St James' Church, Stanstead Abbotts dates to 1150 — the Norman & medieval period.
Is St James' Church, Stanstead Abbotts a listed building?
St James' Church, Stanstead Abbotts carries the heritage designation "Grade I listed building" — a protective status under UK heritage law.