Old St Andrew’s Church dates from the 13th century and is a Grade I listed building, the only one in Brent borough. Roman tiles can be seen in its walls, as well as a sarsen (sandstone) corner stone. Nearby is the new St Andrew’s Church, built at Marylebone in 1847 and transported stone by stone to its current location in 1933.
Local Wildlife Site
Accessible Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation
Old St Andrew's Churchyard, Kingsbury
Borough: Brent
Grade: Borough Grade I
Access: Free public access (all/most of site)
Area: 3.04 ha
Description
Wildlife
Surrounding the old church is an attractive, shaded churchyard. Here are many trees and a great deal of scrub, including some veteran oaks. Other trees and shrubs include ash, horse chestnut, sycamore, hawthorn, yew, elm and elder. Shade-tolerant woodland plants include lords-and-ladies, white dead-nettle, wild strawberry, wood woundwort, various violets and purple loosestrife. A number of sedges are found on the site, including grey sedge, spiked sedge and prickly sedge, all of which are scarce in London.This beautiful and atmospheric site is alive with common birds, as well as butterflies such as comma, speckled wood, holly blue and green-veined white. The decaying timber, sunlit sections of pathway and the nectar-laden flowers provide for a diverse insect community, including abundant hoverflies.Facilities
Historical features; sculptures/ monuments.
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