Church Stowe

Coordinates: 52°12′43″N 1°04′20″W / 52.2120°N 1.0721°W / 52.2120; -1.0721
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This article is about the village in Northamptonshire. For the village in Devon, see Churchstow.

Church Stowe
Church of St Michael
Church Stowe is located in Northamptonshire
Church Stowe
Church Stowe
Location within Northamptonshire
OS grid referenceSP6357
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNorthampton
Postcode districtNN7
Dialling code01327
PoliceNorthamptonshire
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AmbulanceEast Midlands
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Northamptonshire
52°12′43″N 1°04′20″W / 52.2120°N 1.0721°W / 52.2120; -1.0721

Church Stowe is a village in

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]

References

  1. ^ St Michael, Stowe Nine Churches (Church Stowe) Archived 30 July 2012 at archive.today
  2. ISBN 0-14-0710-22-1
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  3. ISBN 9780340165973
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