St Andrew's Church, Woodwalton

St Andrew's Church is a redundant Anglican church standing in an isolated position in fields about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the north of the village of Woodwalton (often Wood Walton) in Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England.

[3] The church is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, and at that time probably consisted of a nave without aisles and a chancel.

The church was restored between 1856 and 1859 when the walls of the aisles, the tower and the porch were rebuilt and a vestry was added; the architect was Edward Browning of Stamford.

In the lowest stage is a west door with a pointed arch over which is a window with ogee tracery.

[6] This described as "one of the most delicate of all fourteenth-century windows in Cambridgeshire, showing St Catherine holding her wheel".

Since the church was declared redundant it has suffered from vandalism, with much of the stained glass and other fittings and furniture being damaged.

The church has been examined by a structural engineer and by an architect, and their reports have been used to support an application for a grant towards repairs.

The organ made by the Casson Positive Company is no longer present; it was given to St Barnabas' Church, Huntingdon.

[6] Media related to St Andrew's Church, Wood Walton at Wikimedia Commons

The nave looking towards the chancel, taken during a Heritage Open Day, September 2010. The light blue paint over the chancel arch covers over a Victorian pattern, just visible through the cracks.
Floor plan, showing the different eras of architecture.
Rough map demonstrating the reason for the isolated position of the church. Note its central position when seen in respect of the castle, manor, abbey and village.