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The church stands on an imposing site with the east wall of the chancel facing Hall Yard.

A Grade II listed church built in 1866 with an adjoining presbytery.

In 1845, the Reverend Patrick Bronté, father of the famous novelist sisters Charlotte, Anne and Emily Bronte, appointed the curate the Revd Joseph Brett Grant to take charge of the newly formed Ecclesiastical district now known as Oxenhope.

Built to the orders of one man, Anthony Catesby (1500-1554) of the significant Northamptonshire Catholic family whose main seat was at Ashby St Ledger and were later famous for their involvement in the Gunpowder Plot.

Situated alongside the the river Wye, this ancient church (more than 700 years old) has a variety of historical features.

The church has been a part of the village since 1175 and in 2025 will be 850 years old.

The whole church is, in a way, a memorial to the Watts Russell family whose seat is at nearby Biggin Hall.

One of the few late 19th century Catholic churches in Northamptonshire, the church is distinguished by some highly original details and has a largely intact and lavishly finished interior.

A treasure house of William Morris and Sir Edward Burne-Jones windows.

A grade II listed Victorian mission church built in 1846 with the vestry added in 1895, it was badly damaged by an earthquake in 2008 and story of the rebuild is told in photographs in the church.