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St Andrew's, Impington |
Since 1998, the vicar of Histon has also been licensed as Priest-in-Charge for the parish of Impington. Rev. James Blandford-Baker has served in this role since coming to Histon in February 2006.
St Andrew's has been experiencing steady growth over recent years whilst maintaining more traditional worship than at its neighbour in Histon. The regular pattern of services is as follows:
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| Church address: St. Andrew's Church Burgoynes Road Impington Cambridge |
The earliest known date for Impington is AD 991, when the manor was given to the Monastery at Ely by Duke Brithnoth.
The name is said to derive from a Saxon tribe, "Empings". The village "Epintone" is in the Domesday Book (pop. 143). The church was reconstructed in the 14th Century, the porch being added in the 15th Century.
Considerable restoration work was done in 1879 under Mr Ewan Christian - the chancel arch was widened and the box pews removed. The painting on the north wasll is a 15th Century representation of St Christopher.
On the floor of the tower is the 16th Century brass of John and Margaret Burgoyne with their 7 sons and 3 daughters.
Two of the bells are 15th Century. The treble (by Richard Hille 1423-1440) is ht esecond oldest in the Deanery and has been calling people to Church for nearly 600 years. The tenor was recast in 1925.
The niche by the pulpit is 15th Century. It now houses a wooden crucifix made in 1975 by Mr L W Pendred. The roof was restored completely in 1989, with new guttering and downpipes.
The East Window was designed and made by Goddard and Gibbs (London) in 1991, and dedicated on St Andrew's Day of that year. The apples and pears in the window are to commemorate Chivers and the sweet peas and gladioli Unwins. Both these family firms have given a great deal to Impington throughout the twentieth century.
The wall was recently extensively repaired as, apart from the ravages of age, the constant stream of traffic past the church had damaged a great part of the wall and some areas had collapsed. Not only did the wall need to be replaced with a reinforced wall, but, owing to the slope of the churchyard towards the road, this wall is also a retaining wall.
The bricks used are in keeping with the original wall and the church, and the Victorian coping stones were re-used along the full length of the wall. Some fragments of grave stones have been used on parts of the wall inside the churchyard.
When the wall was built, the date and the initials of the then churchwardens were built into it - 1613 T.H. C.D. C.W. (Thomas Hoddilow and Charles Duckett). A fragment of parchment found in the Muniment Room at Ely in 1915 confirmed that in 1613 money had been set aside for the purpose of building a wall. It is planned to build a tablet into the new wall, showing the date of repair and the initials of the present churchwardens. Also built into the wall is the Foundation Stone of the first Church School in Impington. This school was built opposite the church in 1846 on land given by the Reverend Pine-Coffin, then owner of Impington hall. He was a descendant on the distaff side of the Pepys family who built the Hall around 1580. The Hall was demolished in 1953. The diarist Samuel Pepys attended Impington Church when staying at the Hall with his Uncle Talbot. Talbot Pepys was for a time civil registrar and signed the marriage registers.
Please contact the church office if you would like to assist with the appeal to repair the churchyard wall. Thank you.
Contact the Church Office for further details.