St Bartholemew's Church, Furtho

2013-06-26

Survivor of a lost Medieval village

When enclosures diverted the London to Northampton road away from Furtho, it became a deserted village with only a farm, a Medieval dovecot, a few lumps in the land and this delightful 900-year-old church remaining.

The chancel is 14th-century but the nave and squat tower were reconstructed early in the 17th-century. The font and its cover also date from this time.

St Bartholomew’s ceased to be a parish church in 1920. Inside it is tranquil and atmospheric.