St Peter's Church, Heversham

St Peter's Church, Heversham
St Peter's Church, Heversham, from the south
St Peter's Church, Heversham Location in Cumbria
Coordinates: 54°14′37″N 2°46′29″W / 54.24373°N 2.77484°W / 54.24373; -2.77484
OS grid reference	SD 496,834
Location	Heversham, Cumbria
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Website	St Peter, Heversham
History
Dedication	Saint Peter
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II*
Designated	12 February 1962
Architect(s)	Paley and Austin (restoration)
Architectural type	Church
Style	Norman, Perpendicular, Gothic Revival
Completed	1868
Specifications
Materials	Limestone and sandstone
Administration
Parish	Heversham
Deanery	Kendal
Archdeaconry	Westmorland and Furness
Diocese	Carlisle
Province	York
Clergy
Vicar(s)	Revd Susan Elizabeth Wilson

St Peter's Church is in the village of Heversham, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Kendal, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice is united with that of St Thomas, Milnthorpe. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. It stands on one of the oldest Christian sites in the historic county of Westmorland.

The oldest fabric in the present church dates from the 12th century. Additions and alterations were made during the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. Rebuilding took place following a fire in 1601. A considerable restoration was undertaken in 1868 by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin, who also added the tower. The restoration included rebuilding the north arcade, partly rebuilding the chancel arch, renewing the roofs of the chancel, and the aisles, and replacing the seating in the church.

The church is constructed mainly in limestone rubble with sandstone dressings, the vestry and the east wall of the chancel being in sandstone. The roofs are covered in lead. The plan of the church consists of a three-bay nave with a clerestory, a two-bay chancel, north and south aisles with chapels at the east ends, a north vestry, a south porch, and a west tower. The tower is in three stages with buttresses, a pyramidal roof, and a southwest stair turret. The architectural style of the body of the church is Perpendicular. The south arcade is Norman. The tower is in Early English style.