St John's Church, Duxford
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St John's Church, Duxford
Image: © Ian Capper Taken: 14 Jul 2010
Late 12th century church with a wealth of Norman features and medieval and earlier wall paintings. Duxford is unusual for a village of this size by having two parish churches (see also Image), and after a number of attempts (the first being in 1650), the inevitable union of the two eventually happened in 1874, when regular worship at St John's ceased. Subsequent upkeep suffered from the lack of use, and the church was eventually taken into the care of the Churches Conservation Trust in 1979. The twisted top of the spire is the result of a gale in 1897, which caught a flagpole tied to it in celebration of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. The church is grade I listed - for listing particulars see www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1330953.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.094391
Longitude
0.15612