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St Nicholas' Church, Antrim

St Nicholas' Church (C of I) is a Norman church in Carrickfergus, County Antrim. It is within the townland of Carrickfergus,in the civil parish of Carrickfergus. The church was built around 1180 by John de Courcy - the nave, south transept and north aisle dating from this period. A chancel was added by Robert Le Mercer in 1306. The church was burned by rebels in 1606 and remodelled around 1614 by Thomas Cooper and Thomas Paps for Sir Arthur Chichester. The interior possesses many memorials and historic objects of considerable merit, including an exposed Late Norman arcade in the nave, several ghostmarks of earlier works and a rare Flemish sixteenth-century window of painted glass. The church is within the council area of Mid and East Antrim.
Historic Buildings Ref: HB22/08/001 A

Place Type: Ecclesiastical Monument
Historic County: Antrim
Lat, Long: 54.714971,-5.808407
Grid Reference: J 4128 8742
Townland: Carrickfergus TD
Civil Parish: Carrickfergus CP
Council Area: Mid and East Antrim CA
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature:  Northern Ireland Assembly

GBPN ID: 332585
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/St_Nicholas'_Church,_Antrim_332585

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