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St Andrew's Church
St Andrew's Church — church in Gatton, Surrey, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Merstham · 1.7 km
- Free entry
- Limited wheelchair access
About
St Andrew's Church is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1250. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Gatton, Surrey, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.2608°, -0.1736°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Surrey Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Church of St Andrew, Gatton is a Church of England church in Gatton, near Reigate in Surrey, England. It is a Grade I listed. The earliest record of a church on the site is in 880AD. Some fabric from the 13th century survives including a piscina and the font, but the church we see today mostly dates from an idiosyncratic restoration by Frederick, Baron Monson, and his architect E. Webb in 1834.
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Background
Architecture
The interior is laid out like a collegiate chapel rather than a parish church, with pews facing each other across the central aisle. There area an unusual number of high-quality antique fittings collected by Frederick, 5th Baron Monson from around Europe and installed in the church which was next to his residence at Gatton Hall. These include a pulpit and altar from Nuremberg, carved doors from Rouen, presbytery stalls from a disestablished monastery in Ghent, altar rails from Tongeren and stained glass from Aarschot. Some of the carvings on the altar and pulpit appear to come from a lost altarpiece from the workshop of Jan Genoots, perhaps dating from circa 1525–30. The Pevsner…
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- Coordinates
- 51.2608, -0.1736
- County
- Surrey
- District
- Reigate and Banstead
- Parish
- Reigate and Banstead, unparished area
- Postcode
- RH2 0TD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Reigate
- Established
- 1250
- Nearest railway station
- Merstham — 1.7 km
- Official site
- www.mgtmchurches.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q17527637 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Andrew's Church, Gatton (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Andrew's, Gatton - exterior.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Andrew's Church?
- St Andrew's Church is in Surrey, London, United Kingdom (postcode RH2 0TD), in the parish of Reigate and Banstead, unparished area.
- When was St Andrew's Church built?
- Built or established in 1250.
- Is St Andrew's Church a listed building?
- St Andrew's Church is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is St Andrew's Church a protected site?
- Yes — St Andrew's Church is part of the Surrey Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- Is St Andrew's Church free to visit?
- Yes, St Andrew's Church is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Andrew's Church?
- The nearest railway station is Merstham, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode RH2 0TD.