2016

SP9266 : St Katherine's Church, Irchester

taken 8 years ago, near to Irchester, North Northamptonshire, England

St Katherine's Church, Irchester
St Katherine's Church, Irchester
The present church dates from the thirteenth century and stands on the site of an earlier one built around 1100. The church is dedicated to St Katherine of Alexandria. The tower with spire is topped with a weather vane pierced in the form of a Katherine wheel and rises to 160 feet (LinkExternal link Rushden Research).
Irchester :: SP9265

Irchester is a village 2 miles south-east of Wellingborough and 2 miles south-west of Rushden. The population at the 2011 Census was 4,745 (LinkExternal link Office for National Statistics)


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SP9266, 22 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 4 September, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 10 September, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 925 660 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:17.0666N 0:38.6545W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SP 926 660
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