Stone church with a battlemented tower sits behind a long wooden outbuilding and a two-wheeled cart in a yard.

St Andrew’s Oakington, 1942 (Photo K M Murray)(Cambridgeshire Collection)

St Andrew, Oakington

History of St Andrew's Church

Listed Building

Parish church, early and late C13, C15 and C19. Mid C20 repairs to fenestration. (Historic England)

The church was seriously damaged by the vibrations of planes taking off from the airfield in 1942 during WWII. A court decided that the Air Ministry should contribute £14 towards the cost.

A square stone church tower with a crenellated top rises above a central arched doorway and matching flanking side windows.

St Andrew Oakington (RGL2026)

The base of the tower was probably built in the 12th century; it was heightened in the 14th century.

Interior view of a church nave with wooden pews, stone arches, a timber-vaulted ceiling, and an altar below a stained-glass window.

St Andrew Oakington (RGL2026)

Large stone-arched church window with diamond-patterned stained glass, flanked by two carved stone niches in a pale wall.

St Andrew Oakington (RGL2026)

Stained glass window featuring a roundel of two robed figures, below which is a commemorative inscription for the Stearn family.

St Andrew Oakington (RGL2026)

Four poppy wreaths sit on a stone tomb in front of a shelf holding two brass candlesticks, a wooden cross, and red flowers.

St Andrew Oakington (RGL2026)

The coffin lid dates from the 13th century.

Pipe organ with cream-colored pipes featuring red stencilled floral designs, set against a dark timber-beamed ceiling.

St Andrew Oakington (RGL2026)

Looking upward at the dark timber-framed roof of St Andrew, featuring decorative white painted patterns on the beams.

St Andrew Oakington (RGL2026)

A large arched stained-glass window featuring four standing figures in robes and crowns above a floral arrangement and cross.

St Andrew Oakington (RGL2026)

A stained glass window showing a robed figure on a cross surrounded by floral patterns with an inscription at the bottom.

St Andrew Oakington (RGL2026)

The dark, patterned timber roof of a church nave, seen from below, leads the eye toward the distant chancel and altar area.

St Andrew Oakington (RGL2026)

A stone baptismal font with carved Romanesque arches on its side, topped by an octagonal wooden cover with a metal ring.

St Andrew Oakington (RGL2026)

The font is Norman from the 12th or 13th century.

Oval stained glass panel showing one man leaning his head against another's shoulder, with a white dove above against a sky.

St Andrew Oakington (RGL2026)

A leaded window showing a circular stained-glass panel of a bearded man with a dove above a plaque reading The Year 2000.

St Andrew Oakington (RGL2026)

A rectangular black stone floor slab set into a red and beige checkered tiled floor, featuring a central heraldic crest.

St Andrew Oakington (RGL2026)

A wooden screen panel with three Gothic-arched sections featuring faded painted decoration, positioned behind two chairs.

St Andrew Oakington (RGL2026)

The remains of the rood screen date from the 15th century

A rectangular sundial on a stone wall featuring the inscription God always cares above a red face with black hour markings.

Sundial, Oakington church (RGL2025)

A rectangular sundial on a stone church wall with the inscription God always cares above a red face and metal gnomon.

St Andrew Oakington (RGL2026)

A stone wall features a circular, carved indentation with a central hole, overlooking a graveyard with several old headstones.

St Andrew Oakington (RGL2026)

This is a scratch dial, a medieval sundial where a small peg was inserted to cast a shadow on the stone to determine the time for devotions.

A stone church wall sits left of a paved path leading toward a white thatched cottage and gravestones under a cloudy sky.

St Andrew Oakington (RGL2026)

A mossy, arched headstone commemorates James Loughton, died 1887, and his wife Elizabeth Loughton, died 1889, in a graveyard.

St Andrew Oakington (RGL2026)

A weathered, lichen-covered stone gravestone featuring a carved Star of David inside a circular relief set into the top.

St Andrew Oakington (RGL2026)

A pointed stone headstone in a churchyard, engraved with memorial inscriptions for four members of the Harradine family.

St Andrew Oakington (RGL2026)

Building dates

Built 1200–1299

Source for this date

Built 1200–1299: Listed building: early and late C13 (grade II*)

Projects

Oakington

Share this article

Facebook Bluesky

Contribute

Do you have any information about the people or places in this article? If so, then please let us know using the Contact page or by emailing capturingcambridge@museumofcambridge.org.uk.

Licence

The text on this page is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Listed Building data contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

St Andrew, Oakington

History of St Andrew's Church

Building dates

Tags

Projects

Share this article

Contribute

Licence