Alderford

The church: St John the Baptist

  • This tiny church was built in the early fourteenth-century, and is grade I listed.
  • It has one bell, used to announce services, and boasts a fifteenth century Sacramental Font. (The seven sacraments are Baptism, The Eucharist, Confirmation, Penance, Marriage, Ordination and Extreme Unction.)
  • Alderford & Attlebridge have been united as one parish since 1688.
  • While Attlebridge church is out of use, pending repairs to the roof, all relevant services take place at Alderford.
  • Click here for Simon Knott's report on this church.

The village

  • There is a total population of 33.
  • There is a pine workshop (Gary's Country Pine) in the village.

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