St Peter's Church, Prickwillow

St Peter's Church, Prickwillow
St Peter's Church, Prickwillow Location in Cambridgesire
Coordinates: 52°25′02″N 0°20′47″E / 52.4171°N 0.3464°E / 52.4171; 0.3464
OS grid reference	TL 5967 8248
Location	Prickwillow, Cambridgeshire
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
History
Founded	1868
Dedication	Saint Peter
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	inactive
Architect(s)	R R Rowe[1]
Architectural type	Church
Style	Gothic
Completed	1866–8
Closed	2008
Administration
Parish	Ely, Cambridgeshire
Diocese	Diocese of Ely
Province	Province of Canterbury
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Bishop of Ely

St Peter's Church, Prickwillow, is an inactive Anglican church in the village of Prickwillow, Cambridgeshire, England.

History

Built in 1866–8 of brick on a foundation of wooden piles by R R Rowe.^[1] The church has a nave, central bell turret, transepts, and south porch.^[2] The elaborately carved font of Italian marble, perhaps from Carrara, was given to Ely Cathedral by Dean Spencer in 1693.^[1] The font cover is hung from the ceiling by the figure of an angel.^[3] The 1691 bell, was also given by Ely Cathedral^[4] The baptism register starts in 1874 and the marriages in 1864. There is no graveyard as nearby Ely is used.^[5]

References

Bibliography

• Pevsner, Nikolaus (1970), Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) (2nd ed.), Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0300095869 
• T.D. Atkinson, Ethel M. Hampson, E.T. Long, C.A.F. Meekings, Edward Miller, H.B. Wells, G.M.G. Woodgate (1953). Pugh, R.B., ed. The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Cambridge and the isle of Ely. IV. Oxford University Press. CS1 maint: Uses authors parameter (link)

External links

• Colburn, Ben (2009). "Prickwillow, St Peter". Cambridgeshire Churches. Retrieved 19 August 2010.