Church of St Mary Magdalene and St Andrew, Ridlington

The Church of St Mary Magdalene and St Andrew is the Church of England parish church in Ridlington, Rutland. It is a Grade II* listed building.[2]

Church of St Mary Magdalene and St Andrew, Ridlington
DenominationChurch of England
History
DedicationSt Mary Magdalene, St Andrew
Administration
DiocesePeterborough
ParishRidlington, Rutland
Clergy
RectorPippa Madgwick[1]

History

The church is dedicated to St Mary Magdalene and to St Andrew.[3]

The church is 13th century[4][5] but there was probably an older Anglo-Saxon one pre-occupying the spot.[3] The church underwent a major Victorian restoration in 1860.

The church has a Jacobean memorial to James Harington (1542–1614) and his wife facing each other, praying in a kneeling position.[3][5]

Over the vestry door in the south aisle, is a Norman tympanum.[5] Before the 1860 restoration, it was in two pieces in the external south wall of the chancel. The tympanum features a winged gryphon and a lion fighting with an 8-spoked wheel beneath.[3][5]

References
  1. "Find a church". www.peterborough-diocese.org.uk. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  2. Historic England. "Church of St Mary and St Andrew (Grade II*) (1178331)". National Heritage List for England.
  3. "Ridlington Church - History, Travel, and accommodation information". Britain Express. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. "Rutland Water Benefice | St Mary Magdalene & St Andrew". rutlandwaterbenefice.info. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. "Ridlington Church | Leicestershire & Rutland Church Journal". www.leicestershirechurches.co.uk. 4 March 2015. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

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