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Church History information for St James, Barton Hartshorn, Church of England and places above it in the hierarchy

St James, Barton Hartshorn, Church of England

Barton Hartshorn

St James

The parish church of St James is at the east end of the village, and is built of stone rubble, dressed with limestone. The roofs are tiled.

The earliest part of the church is probably the nave, built in the 13th century; the windows were added in the 14th and 16th centuries; the south porch was added in the 18th century. In the 19th century the chancel was rebuilt, the north and south transepts were added and a bell-cot was erected over the west end of the nave.

There are two bells, which are inaccessible, they are said to be inscribed, 'Jacobus est nomen ejus' and 'Jhesupieflosmarie', they are probably both 14th century. There is a 17th century communion table with turned baluster legs. In the vestry there are six 'slip' tiles with a brown pattern on yellow ground from the 15th century.

Details of the stained glass in the church can be found on the following web sites (the site includes many photos):

Buckinghamshire

  • Photographs of churches in Buckinghamshire.
  • The Quaker FHS have a series of pages on locating Quaker Records in various parts of the UK. There are separate pages for most of the pre-1974 English counties, including Buckinghamshire.

UK and Ireland