| St Andrew's Church, Aikton | |
St Andrew's Church, Aikton, from the west
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St Andrew's Church, Aikton
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| OS grid reference | NY 282 528 |
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| Location | Aikton, Cumbria |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | Aikton, St Andrew |
| History | |
| Founded | 12th century |
| Dedication | St Andrew |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade I |
| Designated | 11 April 1967 |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Norman, Perpendicular |
| Completed | 1869 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Sandstone, slate roofs |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Aikton |
| Deanery | Carlisle |
| Archdeaconry | Carlisle |
| Diocese | Carlisle |
| Province | York |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Revd Canon Gill Hart |
St Andrew's Church, Aikton, stands near the village of Aikton, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican church in the deanery of Carlisle, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle.[1] The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.[2]
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The church dates from the 12th century, with additions made in the 13th century.[2] In the 18th century a south aisle was added, and in 1869 the church was restored at a cost of over £400 (£30,000 as of 2012).[3][4]
The church is built in red sandstone rubble. Many of the stones used in its construction were taken from Hadrian's Wall.[2] The chancel roof is in Welsh slate, while the roof of the nave is in sandstone slates. The plan of the church consists of a four-bay nave with a south aisle and a gabled porch, and a two-bay chancel with a gabled vestry to the north. At the west end of the church is a double bellcote.[2] The south aisle is Perpendicular in style.[5] In the north wall are lancet windows, the east window has two lights and there is a lancet window in the vestry. In the west wall is a blocked window.[2]
The roof dates from the 15th century; it is an open timber roof consisting of four king post trusses with side struts. The chancel arch is Norman in style.[2] The font dates from the 14th century. It consists of a square bowl on a pedestal; the bowl has trefoils and plain rounded decorations. In the aisle is a steeply pointed trefoiled piscina.[2][5] In the porch is a 13th-century coffin lid, inscribed with the carving of a sword.[6] The organ was built by J. Charles Lee of Coventry.[7]