Church of St Michael and All Angles, Felton

Church of St Michael and All Angels is a parish church located on Riverside in Felton, Northumberland, England. Built circa 1200, its many alterations and additions have caused it to be almost encased within another church. Some unusual features are that the nave and an aisle appear roofless, as well as a window with geometrical tracery that features an eight petalled flower patterned central circle cut from a single stone. Dedicated to Saint Michael, it is a Grade I listed building.

The small village is situated about 10 miles (16 km) south of Alnwick, and 9 miles (14 km) north of Morpeth. The nearest city, Newcastle upon Tyne, is 24 miles (39 km) and the Scottish border is about an hour's drive from Felton. The church is located on a high wooded ridge to the west of the village on the Great North Road. It is situated atop a steep slope between the River Coquet and Back Burn, with meadows from the graveyard stretching to the Burn. Felton Park, a hunting forest and a designed landscape, is west of the church.

St. Michael, or St. Michael and All Angels, is a dedication of very frequent occurrence in the northern parts of Northumberland. Felton's 13th-century church has seen many alterations and additions; and has become in virtue of them almost encased within another church; this being the literal case as far as the porches are concerned. A writ was issued 22 March, 1331/2, on the petition of Roger Mauduit of Eshot, to ascertain whether it would be to the king's loss or damage if he, Edward II of England, were granted a licence to endow a chantry in the church of St. Michael of Felton, with lands in Eshot of the value of 100s. a year, to provide a chaplain to perform divine service every day for his soul, and for that of his heirs and ancestors. In 1759, Thomas Heron of East Thirston provided a sum of money to build a gallery, probably followed by the erection of the north aisle with sash windows. A licence to endow the chantry occurred in 1332.

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