Church of St Mary (Roman Catholic)
CHURCH OF ST MARY (ROMAN CATHOLIC), BATTLEHILL
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1042558
- Date first listed:
- 18-May-1976
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary (Roman Catholic)
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY (ROMAN CATHOLIC), BATTLEHILL
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2003-09-02
- Reference:
- IOE01/06144/05
- Rights:
- © Mr Michael D'Ambrosie. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1042558
- Date first listed:
- 18-May-1976
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary (Roman Catholic)
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY (ROMAN CATHOLIC), BATTLEHILL
- Statutory Address 2:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY (ROMAN CATHOLIC), HENCOTES
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY (ROMAN CATHOLIC), BATTLEHILL
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY (ROMAN CATHOLIC), HENCOTES
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Hexham
- National Grid Reference:
- NY 93386 63862
Details
HENCOTES
1. (South Side)
5334
CHURCH OF ST MARY
Roman Catholic Church
NY 9363 2/260
II*
2.
1830. Gothick. Attributed, unconvincingly, to John Green. Set back from
street. West gable end to road. Ashlar, 3 windows to west, separated by applied
octagonal shafts. Shallow crenellated gable with Vatican arms at top. Decorated
tracery windows. Lower projecting porch, also with crenellated gable, and with
angle buttresses, central pointed doorway with crocketted ogee label. Blind
merlons in main gable.
3 bay nave of rubble with dividing buttresses. East gable crenellated with
2 stage octagonal belfry above polygonal shallow chancel. High east window
above vestries.
Interior retains contemporary furnishings. Encrusted frieze with medallions
containing Catholic symbols. Segmental wooden ceiling with ribs. Gallery
at west end on 3 Tudor arches. East end has blind plaster tracery on walls
with crocketted arches and pinnacles. Altar with 5 gables and icing sugar tracery.
Listing NGR: NY9338663862
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 239126
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 09-Jun-2026 at 17:19:55.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.