St.Peter's church-Bywell Northumberland. - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

Both the churches including St.Peter's of Bywell have Anglo Saxon origins,St.Peter's originally belonged to the Benedictine monastery of Lindisfarn in AD803.
As you stand and look at this historic and beautiful church it is good to remember that the folk of this corner of Northumberland have worshiped God on this spot for at least 1200 years.
The oldest parts of the church are the Western parts of the chancel walls.The present chancel was built in the beginning of the 13th.century.
Built into the walls of the church are many Roman stones,which suggests that the church stands on a Roman site.
Inside the church can be found guide leaflets which point out interesting features as you walk around the inner and the outer of the church,for example attention is drawn to the grooves in the walls by the West doorway,which have been caused by locals sharpening their arrows on the stone work.and then there is the very rare scratch clock which is like a sun dial set vertically and there should be a stick or rod in the hole to cast a shadow on the scratches which would indicate the time of services,daily masses and vespers and mid-way,the dinner hour.

Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1300 Age of Church building determined by?: Other reliable source Street address of Church: St Peter's church Bywell Bywell Stocksfield Durham, Northumberland England NE43 7PY Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Not listed If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Not listed Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: Not Listed Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed

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