Impington, St Andrew

The original building was constructed in about 1130AD, was dedicated to St Etheldreda and used to transcribe books for the Prior of Ely. The church was reconstructed in the 14th Century, the porch being added in the 15th Century. Do look for:-
1. The 15th century wall paintings on the north wall of the nave and to the right of the east window. The painting in the nave is of St Christopher. Some faint remnants of medieval decoration can also be seen on some beams of the nave roof (waves and chevrons).
2. The 16th century brass of John and Margaret Burgoyne with their 7 sons and 2 daughters in the floor under the tower. This can be seen through the glass doors at the base of the tower.
3. The East Window which was dedicated by the Bishop of Huntingdon on St Andrew’s Day in 1991.
4. The room with glass doors under the tower was built in 2020. Elements of the earlier screen across the base of the tower can be found in the modern bookcase in the southwest corner of the nave.
5. On the exterior south walls of the chancel and nave reuse of elements from other structures can be seen, for example some shafts and bases, and small faces. There is also a scratch dial one the buttress quoins.