All Saints has one of the most celebrated of all Saxon towers, dating from about 970, famous for its age as for the decorative stonework patterns of vertical lines and rounded and diamond shapes that rise up the tower.
Earls Barton, Northamptonshire
Much of the rest of the church is Norman, including the south door, complete with a frieze of strange heads.
The interior is dominated by a restored rood screen, painted by Henry Bird in 1935. In the lower panels he painted saints in modern day dress, and in the upper parts hundreds of butterflies. The entire screen is bright with golds, blues and reds and is an idiosyncratic delight.
Whiston, Northamptonshire
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.
Ecton, Northamptonshire
A fine looking medieval church, built between 1200 and 1340, with a prominent interestingly decorated west tower.
Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire
The church which lies adjacent to the House but which it antedates by some 400 years, must have been used by the Bishops of Coventry whose seat this was before the advent of the Comptons in the 16th century.
