All Saints Church Broughton
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- School Road, Broughton, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28 3AT, UK
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Church History
- OS Grid Square TL 281779.
- The church of All Saints is built of rubble with Barnack stone dressings. It consists of a north vestry, nave, north aisle, south aisle and west tower. There is now nothing remaining of the church which existed here in the times of the Domesday survey of 1086. A 12th century church, of which alone there remains the plinth below the chancel arch and a small portion of wall on either side, probably consisted of a chancel and nave only.
- It is possible that the claim to the church, which was relinquished by Osbert de Broughton between 1120 and 1130, was due to his having rebuilt the church or, at all events, the chancel whilst he was the Abbot of Ramsey's tenant at Broughton.
- There was a schedule for rebuilding the church in the 13th century. In 1252 it was stated that the altar had been moved and had not since been dedicated. The moving of the altar may indicate a rebuilding of the chancel at this time although the architecture suggests a slightly later date. The work of rebuilding, which took place in the latter half of the 13th century and the early part of the 14th century was gradually continued from the chancel to the nave, aisles and tower, and to the south porch.
- Early in the 16th century, there was a further scheme for reconstruction of the church. The tower and north aisles were rebuilt, the clearstory added and new windows were inserted in the south aisle; contributions towards the cost of this work are recorded in a Will of 1528 when it is assumed work was in progress. In 1845, the north vestry was added and the chancel roof was renewed. The nave was restored and reseated in 1888-9.
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