St Mary's, Yate
Introduction
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St Mary's, Yate
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 23 Feb 2012
Although much of Yate is very much twentieth century in age, St Mary's harks back at least to Norman times and possibly to an eighth century church on the same site. The tower is a little younger - the original collapsed in 1546 - and holds a peal of six bells, weighing a total of over three tons. A rivet benchmark can be found on the tower buttress to the left of shot - see Image Also see Image] for a view of the church entrance set against the tower.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.543363
Longitude
-2.414523