Church of St Helen

St Helen’s Church stands on the west side of Church Street at the north end of Sibbertoft, a village in Northamptonshire. The present building was mainly built in the 13th and 14th centuries, though a priest is recorded here by 1086 in the Domesday Book. Its walls are made of lias and cobble, and the roof is covered with slate. The church has a nave, north and south aisles, a chancel and a west tower. Traces remain of medieval windows and a blocked opening on the north side. The church contains many features from the 14th century, including the chancel arch, the north nave arcade and part of the rood screen. A major restoration in the 1860s by Edward Browning added the south aisle and porch. This work introduced a tiled floor, a pulpit on seven marble pillars and stained glass windows. A marble tablet on the north aisle wall commemorates Ambrose Saunders, who died in 1765. Visitors find a quiet interior with medieval stonework and Victorian additions. The churchyard holds two Grade II listed chest tombs and a pair of headstones. Parish registers begin in 1680, while the historic registers are kept at Northamptonshire Record Office. Sibbertoft shares its parish with Marston Trussell and Welford, each keeping its own church.