Church of St Mary, Burgh St Peter
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Church of St Mary, Burgh St Peter
Image: © Glen Denny Taken: 9 Sep 2007
By the 18th century the original tower was in ruins so a local family, the Boycotts, had their own stepped tower built onto the base in order that the church also became their family mausoleum. It is the Boycott family who gave the word boycott to the English language after a member of the family became shunned by everyone following an attempt to enforce rent rises in Ireland.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.484103
Longitude
1.671014