The Saxon tower is a text-book example of its type. It stands on limestone rubble foundations, only 30cm (12inches) thick.
All Saints Church Saxon Tower
All Saints Church Saxon Tower
The base is 7.3m (24'4") square and the original tower reaches to a height of 19m (63'4").It is suggested that the original Saxon church was a tower church, perhaps with a short Eastern extention.The battlements, of Northamptonshire Ironstone, were added in the 15th century.
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