Parish Church of St Andrew, Thornhaugh, Cambridgeshire

Details

Accessibility

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2026:

Ramp

Disability toilets

Car par/parking available

Large print

Brief description

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2026:

"St Andrew's is the mother church of the parish of Thornhaugh cum Wansford. (Wansford was a chapel until the beginning of the 20th century but when the chancel was added it became a parish church.) In the chantry chapel at St Andrew's is the fine Russell Monument of 1613. The recumbent armed effigy on a panelled altar tomb is of William, Lord Russell of Thornhaugh, the ancestor of the present Duke of Bedford.His son, Francis (or it could be a page), kneels at his feet and the kneeling figures of his brothers and sisters are on each side of the tomb chest.

There is a ring of five bells"

+ https://watersmetebenefice.wordpress.com/parishes/thornhaugh-and-wansford/

+ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thornhaugh

"The Church of England parish church, St Andrew's, has fabric from the 12th century but was restored in 1889 by J. T. Micklethwaite, after a tree fell on the north aisle. The contractor was Rattee and Kett. It is a Grade I listed building.[3]

The spire fell in about 1500, destroying the south aisle which was not rebuilt. The south wall of the nave has large four-light windows. The remaining bay of the south arcade opens to the south transept. The four-bay north arcade with double-chamfered arches and cruciform abacuses is late 12th-century. The west tower was rebuilt in 1889.

In the south transept is the tomb of Sir William Russell (died 1613), with recumbent effigy and kneeling figures of his three brothers and three sisters."

Address

Russell Hill

Thornhaugh

Peterborough

PE8 6HL

+ St Andrew's Church

5 Russell Hill, Peterborough PE8 6HL

Email

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Phone

(01780) 782271 Parish Office + https://watersmetebenefice.wordpress.com/contact/

Website

https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/16582/

https://www.peterboroughchurches.com/thornhaugh

https://watersmetebenefice.wordpress.com/parishes/thornhaugh-and-wansford/

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1225298

Directions

Opening Times

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2026: "We were unable to provide opening hours. Please contact the Church for more information."

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Transport

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Amenities

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2026:

Listed building

Music

Conservation area