Church Stowe Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Church Stowe
Coordinates:52.212°N -1.0721°W
Unitary England:West Northamptonshire
Lieutenancy England:Northamptonshire
Region:East Midlands
Constituency Westminster:Daventry
Post Town:Northampton
Postcode District:NN7
Postcode Area:NN
Dial Code:01327
Os Grid Reference:SP6357
Static Image Name:St michael church stowe.jpg
Static Image Caption:Church of St Michael

Church Stowe is a village in West Northamptonshire in England. It is the largest settlement in the civil parish of Stowe Nine Churches (Where the population is included).

St Michael's church is notable for the tomb of Elizabeth Danvers and the tower built in Anglo Saxon times.[1] The rest of the church was built in 1639 but includes remains of the medieval church. The east end was rebuilt in 1860[2]

According to legend, the site of the church was chosen by a supernatural spirit. It is said that the church's builders found their materials moved to a different location overnight for nine consecutive nights, so they eventually built the church in that location. This is supposedly where the name Stowe Nine Churches derives from.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.crsbi.ac.uk/search/county/site/ed-nh-stnch.html St Michael, Stowe Nine Churches (Church Stowe)
  2. Book: Pevsner, Nikolaus. Northamptonshire. Penguin. 1973. 0-14-0710-22-1. Cherry. Bridget. Second. Buildings of England. London. 418–9.
  3. Book: Ash, Russell . 1973 . Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain . Reader's Digest Association Limited . 260 . 9780340165973 .