Hawkedon St Mary?s church
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Hawkedon St Mary?s church
Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 17 Aug 2007
This is the site that greets you when entering this lovely little village. The early 15th c. church sits right in the middle of the green within its walled churchyard. The south porch has stoups outside and in. The roof of the nave has arch-braced tie-beams and is plastered between the single framed rafters. The font is Norman and was originally square, but two corners have been removed. Recycling had its place here too. The 1660 Royal Arms of Charles II were modified to those Queen Anne in 1702 without altering the motto, and re-attributed again in 1750 to King George II. They have since remained unaltered. The holy table and pulpit are early Stuart, and the bench-ends and poppy-heads are of carved grotesques and figures and worthy of close examination.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.145152
Longitude
0.62484