Woodnewton Chrurch
The Church at Woodnewton lies at the west end of the village on slightly higher ground than the surrounding road. Constructed mainly of limestone it consists of a Chancel, South Transept, Nave, West Tower and a South Porch.

The structure dates back to the 13th Century but has two possibly earlier features. One of these is said to indicate an very early church on the site, possibly Anglo Saxon (a triangular window arch). The arch between the central area and the South Transept is said to be c 1100.

Whatever the original construction of the building from Norman times (or earlier) it was extensively re-built in the 13th Century. References to the property (see ref #1) suggest that first the chancel was exteded eastwards then the arch to the Norh Transept. By the middle of the century the South Transept and the South Aisle were re-built. By the 17th Century the North Transept arch had been blocked and the transept demolished. The church is interesting and unsual in shape. Many early features exist including early 13th century windows.

Woodnewton Church at the time of Henry 1 was mad epart of the endowment of the prebend of Nassington. In 1845 the prebend was dissolved and it later was connected to Apithorpe.

The regsiters only partly survive

Book	Baptisms	Marriages	Burials
Book 1	1588 to 1656	1588 to 1648	1588 to 1658
Book 2	1657 to 1691		1663 to 1690
Book 3	1691 to 1751	1700 to 1746	1691 to 1751
Book 4	1738 to 1812	1738 to 1754	1738 to 1812
Book 5		1754 to 1812

 

Further Reading

#1:RCHH An Inventory of Architectural Monumnets in Northamptonshire HMSO 1984

#2:Victoria County History of Northamptnshire Vol 2 1906 p 599