Purton: St Mary's Church

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Purton: St Mary's Church

Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 24 Oct 2006

The church is unusual in having two towers, one with a steeple. Nevil Maskelyne, who was the Astronomer Royal for 42 years from 1763 until 1805, is buried in the churchyard.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.582679
Longitude
-1.862845