Escomb Church | |
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54°39′58″N 1°42′29″W / 54.66611°N 1.70806°W | |
Location | Escomb, County Durham |
Country | England, UK |
Denomination | Church of England |
Previous denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | Escomb Saxon Church |
History | |
Status | parish church |
Founded | c. 675 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
Designated | 21 April 1952 |
Style | Anglo-Saxon |
Years built | 7th century |
Specifications | |
Nave length | 43 ft 6 in (13.3 m) |
Nave width | 14 ft 6 in (4.4 m) |
Other dimensions | walls 2 ft 4 in (0.7 m) thick by 23 ft (7.0 m) high chancel 10 ft (3.0 m) square, chancel arch 15 ft (4.6 m) high by 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) wide |
Materials | squared sandstone with quoins |
Bells | 1 |
Administration | |
Province | York |
Diocese | Diocese of Durham |
Archdeaconry | Auckland |
Escomb Church is the Church of England parish church of Escomb, County Durham, a village about 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) west of Bishop Auckland. It is one of the oldest Anglo-Saxon churches in England and one of only four complete Anglo-Saxon churches remaining in England, the others being St Laurence's Church, Bradford-on-Avon, Greensted Church, and All Saints' Church, Brixworth. The church is a Grade I listed building.[1]