Whitton (cum Thurleston) St Mary?s church

Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 14 Mar 2007

This church was almost entirely rebuilt by the Victorians in the style of the late 13th, early 14th century. The south aisle, tower and lovely broached spire were all constructed from the disused St Botolph’s church at Thurleston, less than a half mile away across the fields. (St. Botolph’s fell into disrepair in 1528 and was eventually used as a barn until 1867.) The rebuilt tower doorway is 13th century, and the single bell is dated 1441. Almost everything inside the church is post-1870, the date of the restoration. The piscina, however, is 13th century and the roof of the chancel is also original. The church owns an Elizabethan chalice but this is held elsewhere for safe keeping. The church is slowly being encroached upon by development, as are many suburban churches today.

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