Ampton St Peter
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Ampton St Peter
Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 22 Apr 2007
This little church has many curiosities to interest the visitor. There is a stoup just inside the south door. In the north of the nave is a chantry chapel, inscribed above: “CAPELLA PERPETUE CANTARIE - JOH’IS COKET”. The right to this perpetual chantry was granted in 1479. The Royal Arms are carved from wood and are believed to be those of Charles I. In the vestry are the Hanoverian Arms, unusually, painted on copper. The real treasure of the church is its ‘Sealed Book’ which is very rare, with a complicated history, and can only be viewed on request. Admiral Fitzroy was born in Ampton in 1805. He initiated weather forecasting and the maintaining of records in 1861. The monument to James Calthorpe (1536) is massive, and worth seeing.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.307001
Longitude
0.73584