St Andrew's Chaddleworth

St Andrew's Church Caddleworth dates back to the 12 century and many features you see in the church do date back to that time. The history I found came from the Diocese of Oxford website
"Except for the ancient preaching cross in the churchyard, little remains of the Saxon church which stood on the site of St. Andrew’s Church. The building you see it today has a Norman 11th Century nave with 13th Century additions. The chancel was added in 1834 and the pews in 1881. The Blandy and Wroughton side chapels were 17th Century additions. Some of the Saxon stones still remain at the base of the tower which was enlarged in the 13th Century and the top layer in 1603. Inside the church there are some very fine monuments, mostly in memory of members of the Wroughton family who still live at Woolley Park today. The oldest monument, which is above the pulpit, is dedicated to Elisabeth and Dorothy Nelson who lived at Chaddleworth House and is dated 1619. You enter St. Andrew’s Church through a splendid carved Norman doorway with 14th Century statue niche above it. The alter cloth is by Belinda Scarlett and was commissioned and consecrated in celebration of the Millennium."
You can find a more in depth history on Britain Express  were I would urge you to visit the link for the background.  I would consider a coffee and cake before reading on.

Finding the entrance to the church proved a problem at first but there is a drive you can go up and park in

You enter the churchyard though a gate in the corner and you are shown the view above.
The church looks a little odd with the chancel being taller than the nave

The bell tower is square and looks shorter than others in the area

Going around to the North side you can see the two chapels that have been added

By the chance is a vestry

Above going around the East end
and back to the South passing the preaching cross stub

Above the chancel which is brick

The entrance porch along with the tower

Inside it is worth stopping to look at the Norman arch

On one wall you can see this old notice and a more modern one telling you the community was recorded in the Domesday book

Inside the church is full of pews and memorials in the nave

Above looking in the chancel with left the altar with modern altar cloth

Above looking out of the chancel to the nave.

Left the choir stalls beside the Organ while right the pulpit

Above the organ with left and right the floor tombs in the nave

Above a view along the nave from the pulpit 

Left and right the family chapels on the North side of the nave

Above the Stained glass chancel window with  some of the other stained glass you can see in the church

Above another stained glass window from the nave with  single on on the left.

Right one depicting saints

Above the eagle lectern near the pulpit.

Left the Chapels on the North wall and left the area under the bell tower

This is the Wroughton Chapel

Where you can see the Family memorials

This one belongs to Philip and Evelyn Wroughton

The Chapel is packed with them

Above the War grave cross of Major P.M.N. Wroughton

Left and right memorials from the church

Above the rather nice memorial of Michael Wroughton

The memorials on the right and left are the Tipping family

Above a memorial in the Blandy chapel

Left the Humfrey memorial

Memorial to Philip Wroughto telling you the clock in the tower was paced there in his memory by his wife Evelyn

Coat of arms dated 1722

Another coat of arms though no date on this one

Couple of views in the nave showing the  roof

The font in the church

At the back of the church is this panel where the wording had become just about readable and I think tells of bequests from various people

The Norman doorway

Back outside I am amazed by the number of old headstones for such a small village

Looking West

You do not see many triple headstones

Above and left you can wander around lots of older headstones and chest tombs

Three crosses

This Family plot is over on the North West end of the church

Brigadier General George Rennie and his wife Florence

The Wroughton Family plot

Above one of the Wroughton Celtic crosses under a yew

The North side of the church looking west

Going back to the South

Three chest tombs with a capping of ivy

St Andrews looking East

I will leave you with this shot of the Preaching Cross stub with St Andres behind.

Till next time have a peaceful and happy Late spring break