Newchurch was mentioned in the Domesday Book as the name of a hundred, which suggests that there was a church here at the Norman Conquest 1066. The present St Peter and St Paul in Newchurch was built in c1200 and is known for its `bent` tower.
The main fabric of the church was completed in the 13th century, remodeled and probably enlarged in the 14th century, with the first two stages of the tower being added in the late 14th or early 15th century.
Newchurch was mentioned in the Domesday Book as the name of a hundred, which suggests that there was a church here at the Norman Conquest 1066. The present St Peter and St Paul in Newchurch was built in c1200 and is known for its `bent` tower.
Newchurch was mentioned in the Domesday Book which suggests that there was a church here at the time of the Norman Conquest 1066. The present St Peter and St Paul in Newchurch was built in c1200 and is known for its `bent` tower.The main fabric of the church was completed in the 13th century, remodeled and probably enlarged in the 14th century, with the first two stages of the tower being added in the late 14th or early 15th century. The tower began to lean alarmingly due to serious subsidence and had to be buttressed to prevent the tower collapsing. Many years later, the final stage was added in an upright position to the tower, resulting in the characteristic bent shape.
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