All Saints' Church, Ockham

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The Church of All Saints, usually known as All Saints' Church, is an Anglican church in Ockham, England. It is the parish church of Ockham with Hatchford and Downside. Due to its architectural significance, the church is a Grade I listed building.

The chancel and north aisle date from the 13th century. The east wall has a group of seven lancet windows, one of only two medieval instances in England. This window shows signs of being inserted, and it has been suggested that it may have come from the ruins of the nearby Newark Priory after the Dissolution. The south nave wall, with large traceried windows featuring 'Kentish' split cusps, is from the 14th century. Its tower and north aisle wall were added in the 15th century. A small chapel to the north, known as the King Chapel, was added in 1735.

History: Ockham parish appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Bocheham. Held by Richard Fitz Gilbert, its domesday assets were: 1½ hides, 1 church, 2 fisheries worth 10d, 3 ploughs, 2 acres (0.81 ha) of meadow, woodland worth 60 hogs. It rendered £10 per year to its overlords. The foundations of All Saints' Church were laid in the 12th century, and part of the nave was...