John Buckingham's heretic neighbor in Northampton

John Buckingham's heretic neighbor in Northampton

In medieval Northampton, St Peter's Church neighbor was a Lollard named Anna Palmer. She was accused of heresy by the Bishop of Lincoln and imprisoned for her views.

St Peter's Church in Northampton, built by Simon de Senlis II in Marefair in 1130, is a Grade I listed Norman church managed by the Churches Conservation Trust since 1998. The church's old 1607 west tower was moved 12 feet east and rebuilt, then restored in the 1850s by George Gilbert Scott. In the 1390s, Anna Palmer, a Lollard, lived near the church. She was summoned before John Buckingham, Bishop of Lincoln, for charges of heresy and one of incontinence. However, the story does not explicitly state that Anna Palmer was found guilty of heresy or the outcome of the charges.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons

Written by Nicolo Ciampini

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