Church Stowe

Church Stowe

Church of St Michael
Church Stowe
 Church Stowe shown within Northamptonshire
OS grid referenceSP6357
DistrictDaventry
Shire countyNorthamptonshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Northampton
Postcode district NN7
Dialling code 01327
Police Northamptonshire
Fire Northamptonshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentDaventry
List of places
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Northamptonshire

Coordinates: 52°12′43″N 1°04′20″W / 52.2120°N 1.0721°W / 52.2120; -1.0721

Church Stowe is a village in the Daventry district of the county of Northamptonshire in England. It is the largest settlement in the civil parish of Stowe Nine Churches.

St Michael's church is notable for the tomb of Elizabeth Danvers.[1]

According to legend, the site of the church was chosen by a supernatural spirit. It is said that the church's builders found their materials moved to a different location overnight for nine consecutive nights, so they eventually built the church in that location. This is supposedly where the name Stowe Nine Churches derives from.[2]

References

  1. St Michael, Stowe Nine Churches (Church Stowe)
  2. Ash, Russell (1973). Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain. Reader's Digest Association Limited. p. 260. ISBN 9780340165973.

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