Church of St James the Less, Sulgrave
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The Church of St James the Less, Sulgrave, is an active Anglican
church in the village of Sulgrave
, Northamptonshire
, England. It is a parish church
in the deanery of Brackley, the archdeaconry of Northampton, and the diocese of Peterborough
. The church dates from the 13th century, and has been designated by English Heritage
as a Grade II* listed building.
A wall monument to John and Moses Hodges, died 1724, grey and white marble with fluted pilasters.
Anglicanism
Anglicanism is a tradition within Christianity comprising churches with historical connections to the Church of England or similar beliefs, worship and church structures. The word Anglican originates in ecclesia anglicana, a medieval Latin phrase dating to at least 1246 that means the English...
church in the village of Sulgrave
Sulgrave
Sulgrave is a village and civil parish in South Northamptonshire, England, about north of Brackley.-Parish church:The Church of England parish Church of St James the Less is part of the benefice of Culworth with Sulgrave and Thorpe Mandeville and Chipping Warden with Edgcote and Moreton Pinkney.By...
, Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
, England. It is a parish church
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
in the deanery of Brackley, the archdeaconry of Northampton, and the diocese of Peterborough
Diocese of Peterborough
The Diocese of Peterborough forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. Its seat is the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Andrew, which was originally founded as a monastery in AD 655 and re-built in its present form between 1118 and 1238.Founded at the Dissolution...
. The church dates from the 13th century, and has been designated by English Heritage
English Heritage
English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
as a Grade II* listed building.
Memorials
At the east end of south aisle, a brass to Amy Washington who died in 1564, and her husband Lawrence who died in 1584.A wall monument to John and Moses Hodges, died 1724, grey and white marble with fluted pilasters.