Hownam Parish Church
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Hownam Parish Church
Image: © Walter Baxter Taken: 15 Nov 2008
Situated on the haugh by the Kale Water, the original building was cruciform in shape but re-modelled in 1752 as a rectangle and modernised in 1844. The earliest tombstone in the churchyard dates from the 17th century. A parish church was established in the village in the 12th century.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.466846
Longitude
-2.353153