St Augustine's Church, Broxbourne Explained

St Augustine’s Church
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom Hertfordshire
Pushpin Mapsize:220
Map Caption:Shown from within Hertfordshire
Location:Broxbourne, Hertfordshire
Country:England
Denomination:Church of England
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Style:Gothic
Deanery:Cheshunt
Archdeaconry:Hertford
Diocese:St albans

St Augustine's Church is an active Church in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England. The church stands opposite the New River.[1] It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building[2]

History

The church is mentioned in the Domesday Book, which lists Broxbourne parish and its priest, though details about the church building are not mentioned. The current structure is believed to have been built by 1460 and paid for by Sir John Say whose tomb is located south of the chancel. The south aisle of the church was extended by the mason Robert Stowell for Sir John Say in 1476.[3] The church was expanded throughout the 15th and 16th centuries and also contains a memorial to John Loudon McAdam.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: St Augustine's Church, Broxbourne. A Church Near You. 6 October 2017.
  2. Web site: PARISH CHURCH OF ST AUGUSTINE, Broxbourne - 1100545- Historic England. Historic. England. Historicengland.org.uk. 6 October 2017.
  3. Louis Salzman, Building in England down to 1540 (Oxford, 1952), pp. 537-8.
  4. Web site: St Augustine's Church. Hertsmemories.org.uk. 6 October 2017.