Church of St Peter, Spartylea

CHURCH OF ST PETER, SPARTYLEA

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1154970
Date first listed:
23-Aug-1985
List Entry Name:
Church of St Peter, Spartylea
Statutory Address:
CHURCH OF ST PETER, SPARTYLEA
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1154970
Date first listed:
23-Aug-1985
List Entry Name:
Church of St Peter, Spartylea
Statutory Address 1:
CHURCH OF ST PETER, SPARTYLEA

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
CHURCH OF ST PETER, SPARTYLEA

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Allendale
National Grid Reference:
NY 85007 48507

Details

NY 84 NW
22/103

ALLENDALE
SPARTYLEA
Church of-St. Peter, Spartylea

GV
II
Former church, dated 1825, later C19 alterations. Rubble with rusticated ashlar quoins and surround to west porch door, slate roof. Ashlar bellcote with segmental arch on west gable.

Overall rectangular plan with nave and narrower chancel flanked by smaller rooms; west porch. North and south elevations each have four later C19 windows, (grant from incorporated Church Building Society in 1893 referred to on internal plaque above west door) in C14 style, each of two trefoil-headed lights with quatrefoil over, under hoodmoulds. Similar three-light window in east gable. Gabled west porch with square-headed door and datestone over; plain round-headed door from porch into church.

Interior: some C19 fittings remain; hammer-beam roof with blank shields probably late C19.

Listing NGR: NY8500748507

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
240223
Legacy System:
LBS

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

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© Crown copyright [and database rights] 2026. OS AC0000815036. All rights reserved. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100024900.© British Crown and SeaZone Solutions Limited 2026. All rights reserved. Licence number 102006.006.

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