St Peter's Church, Swettenham

It is considered that a Norman church followed by a timber-framed church (of which some timbers remain in the sanctuary) was on the site of the present church. The nave is thought to have been added in around 1500. In 1846 a restoration was carried out by J. M. Derrick in Romanesque style and a Victorian restoration in 1865 was in Gothic Revival style. Another restoration took place in 1926.

The pulpit is thought to date from the time of Queen Anne and was placed in the church around 1722. The altar rails are placed round three sides and in the church are three Jacobean chairs. Two fonts are present, one dating from the 18th century and the other from the Romanesque restoration. In the south aisle walls are four Gothic monuments. On the north aisle wall are painted commandment boards. The organ was built in 1964 by Noel Mander incorporating some of the pipework from the previous organ by Bryceson. The astronomer Bernard Lovell was organist for 40 years. There is a ring of three bells, which are dated from around 1500, from 1627 and from 1689. The parish registers begin in 1547…