Rebuilt in 1859 the church of John the Baptist at Tiffield, Northamptonshire dates from C13.

The circular font is Norman with leaf motifs within lunettes and spandrels. The pulpit is Victorian as is the sedilla in the chancel.

The East window contains stained glass on the subject of the Good Shepherd, the church has two other stained glass windows one depicts Mary Magdalene’s recognition of Jesus, the third has images of Elijah and John the Baptist.

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No longer in use, the church of St John the Baptist at Plumpton, was almost completely rebuilt in 1822 by the landown Jesus College Oxford.

The simple Georgian interior retains a number of the features of the original building including the box pews, benches and commandment boards.

The font is mid C17, and the chancel retains the original painted stencil work of stars and sun among painted architectural columns. The south arcade east wall has a marble tablet to the memory of Anne Moore (d1683).

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St. John the Baptist is built of Limestone and Shale and dates from the C13 and C14, with the addition of a C17 porch. The chancel arch is double chamfered chancel arch and 4 bayed nave.

The west tower and door are C14 as are the corbel heads in the nave roof.

North aisle stained glass featuring decapitation of John the Baptist.

East window.

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The main part of the church dates from 1591, though parts of the tower is said to date from around 1350. Built from the local ironstone, which was quarried in the south of the parish.

Inside the church contains a number of victorian and early 20th century stained glasss windows. The above three photos show two memorial windows to those that fought in the 1914-1918 war the central photo is the East window. The church also has two other memorial windows and one set in the bell tower.

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