page_title: St. Kentigern's Church, Aspatria
section_title: External features
hierarchical_section_title: St. Kentigern's Church, Aspatria / External features
caption_attribution_description: English: Dovecote in St Kentigern's parish churchyard, Aspatria, Cumbria
context_page_description: St Kentigern's Church, Aspatria, stands in the village of Aspatria, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the rural deanery of Maryport, the archdeaconry of Carlisle and the diocese of Carlisle. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building. It is dedicated to St Kentigern, the apostle of Strathclyde, whom it is believed passed by and preached at the Holy well, on his way into exile in Wales, in the 6th century. He was also known as Mungo, which means good friend.
context_section_description: The church and the extensive churchyard are enclosed by a boundary wall. On the south side are the main oak gates, which in 1933, were carved by Mr Joseph Berwick and his daughter Alice (later Cane). These are now Grade 2 listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest. On the north side, beyond the wall of the old vicarage garden stands the ancient Dovecote, again Grade 2 listed. The Dovecote is arguably the oldest building in the neighbourhood. On the east side of the church is the mock Gosforth Cross, carved under the instruction of the Rev. William Slater Calverley. Towards the northern end of the boundary is St. Kentigern’s Well which is still supplied with a head of water. Granted that St. Kentigern and other missionaries preached here, it is probable that this was the place where his converts were baptised. It is said that there is a well at each of the churches dedicated to St. Kentigern.
  The earliest vicarage, a low whitewashed building, with small windows and flagged floor was built in 1714. It was however, totally inadequate as a home for the vicar and as a consequence several lived elsewhere. It was demolished in 1868 and replaced with the present building. In the 1990s the church built a new vicarage in the garden, with an entrance off King Street. The old vicarage is now a home for two families.
caption: St Kentigern's Church Aspatria, Dovecote
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