| St John the Baptist, Barnack | |
|---|---|
 St John the Baptist's Church, Barnack | |
  St John the Baptist, Barnack Location in Cambridgeshire | |
| 52°37′57″N0°24′25″W / 52.6326°N 0.407°W /52.6326; -0.407 | |
| Location | Barnack,Cambridgeshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Broad |
| Website | https://parishnews-online.co.uk/st-john-the-baptist-church-barnack/ |
| History | |
| Dedication | John the Baptist |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade I |
| Designated | 19 March 1962 |
| Specifications | |
| Spire height | 114 feet (35 metres) |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Peterborough |
| Archdeaconry | Oakham |
| Deanery | Peterborough |
| Parish | Barnack withUfford |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Reverend Gary Alderson |
The Church of St John the Baptist, Barnack is aChurch of England parish church in the village ofBarnack, now in theCity of Peterboroughunitary authority area of the ceremonial county ofCambridgeshire, England.
Barnack was part of theSoke of Peterborough, a historic area that was traditionally part ofNorthamptonshire. Barnack is 3.5 miles (6 km) south-east ofStamford inLincolnshire. The church is aGrade I listed building.[1]
The church, dedicated toJohn the Baptist, is noted in particular for itsAnglo-Saxon tower to which was added a spire of circa 1200, possibly one of the earliest spires in England.[2]
In the north aisle is a largeRomanesque sculpture of a seatedChrist in Majesty that was discovered under the floor in 1931. Estimates of the date of the Christ vary widely, from the latter part of the 10th century to circa 1200; the Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland settles on the late 12th century.[3]
Simon Jenkins gives the church four stars in hisEngland's Thousand Best Churches (1999) and highlights as features the tower, the stiff-leaf font and the Christ in Majesty.
The height of the surviving Anglo-Saxon work in the tower is 55 feet (17 metres), topped by an octagon and spire of 59 feet high (18 metres), giving a total height to the base of the weathervane of 114 feet (35 metres).[4]
