St Martin's Church Shenley
Introduction
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St Martin's Church Shenley
Image: © Bikeboy Taken: 19 Jan 2014
Built in 1839. St Botolph's (now converted to a dwelling) (see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3829783) was the original church in Shenley. However, in 1826 the parish boundaries were redrawn and a lot of the population ended up under the jurisdiction of a parish in London Colney. St Botolph's closed down as a consequence but then the new church, St Martin's opened. A bit of an ecclesiastical turf war it seems. The tower is reminiscent of those seen on Tudor palaces.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.689662
Longitude
-0.279852