St. Peter, Offord D'Arcy, Huntingdonshire

Description

The church of St. Peter, erected about the 12th century, consists of chancel, clerestoried nave, aisles, south porch and all embattled western tower, with spire, containing 3 bells: there is a mutilated brass, with kneeling effigy in academic costume, to an ecclesiastic, c. 1530; and three brass effigies, the lower portions of which are lost, to Sir Laurence Pabenham, ob. 1400, and his wives Elizabeth (Engeyne), ob. 1377, and Joan (Dawbeney), engraved about 1440, and two matrices of crosses with half effigies: there are 150 sittings.

Church Records

The parish register dates from the year 1697.