Seckington
| Seckington | ||
|---|---|---|
Shire county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | Tamworth | |
| Postcode district | B79 | |
| Dialling code | 01827 | |
| Police | Warwickshire | |
| Fire | Warwickshire | |
| Ambulance | West Midlands | |
| UK Parliament | ||
Seckington is a village and civil parish[2] in North Warwickshire, about 4 miles (6 km) northeast of Tamworth. The B4593 road between Tamworth and Appleby Magna runs through the parish, passing about 100 yards (91 m) north of the village. Seckington shares a parish council with Newton Regis and No Man's Heath.[3] Forming part of the border with Staffordshire, it is the second most northerly settlement in Warwickshire, with only No Man's Heath situated further north, and is only 3.5 miles due south of the Derbyshire border.
Early history
.jpg)
In 757 King
Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum say he "was treacherously and miserably murdered, in the night, by his own guards".[6] The Domesday Book of 1086 records Secintone as a vill with a manor of five hides.[4]
Castle
Seckington
Meulan or his son Robert de Beaumont.[7] In the late 17th century the antiquary Sir William Dugdale (1605–86) described, measured and recorded the castle in detail.[7] Since 1923 the castle has been protected as a scheduled monument.[7] The motte is now about 30 feet (9 m) high and its diameter is about 150 feet (46 m) at the base.[8] The bailey is south and east of the motte.[8] The castle is surrounded on three sides by traces of ridge and furrow cultivation.[7]
Parish church
The
Decorated Gothic and the parapet and spire are Perpendicular Gothic.[8] The spire has two sets of lucarnes.[8] The nave and chancel are Decorated Gothic[8] with 14th-century windows.[4] The chancel east window has five lights[4] and intersecting tracery, and is said to have been widened in the restoration.[4]
There is extensive use of
recumbent effigy of a lady in early 14th-century dress, and a Jacobean wall-mounted monument to Robert Burdett, who died in 1603.[4][8] He is an ancestor of the Burdett baronets. His monument is of veined marble, with Corinthian columns flanking kneeling figures of his family.[4]
The west
Other listed buildings
Seckington has four
Rectory was 18th century but was largely rebuilt in about 1870.[14] Church Farmhouse is late 18th or early 19th century.[15]
References
- ^ "Parish Headcounts: Area selected: North Warwickshire". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ "Seckington". Mapit. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Home". Newton Regis, Seckington and No Man's Heath Parish Council. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Salzman 1947, pp. 198–200
- ^ Ellis 1994, p. 162.
- ^ "CHAP. XXIV. Chronological recapitulation of the whole work: also concerning the author himself". Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England. Christian Classics Ethereal Library. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ a b c d Historic England. "Motte and bailey castle, 90m NW of All Saints' Church (1011366)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Pevsner & Wedgwood 1966, p. 393
- ^ a b c d e Chester, Mike; Kelly, Dave (30 July 2009). "Seckington All Saints". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Central Council of Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of All Saints (1252599)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ Archbishops' Council (2010). "Benefice of All Souls, North Warwickshire". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ Historic England. "Rock Farmhouse (1262205)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ Historic England. "Old Hall Farmhouse (1252598)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ Historic England. "The Old Rectory (1262174)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ Historic England. "Church Farmhouse (1252600)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
Sources
- ISBN 0-09-473260-4.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus; Wedgwood, Alexandra (1966). Warwickshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 393.
- Salzman, LF, ed. (1947). A History of the County of Warwick, Volume 4: Hemlingford Hundred. Victoria County History. London. pp. 198–200.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)