St Mary's church, Lidgate
Introduction
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St Mary's church, Lidgate
Image: © Bikeboy Taken: 28 Jun 2014
The church was probably the chapel to Lidgate Castle. The castle was built around 1143 during The Anarchy and abandoned round 1260. A lot of the fabric of the church dates from around this period. It has been suggested that this coincided with a new group of people taking over the castle chapel after its abandonment. A section of castle wall remains in the churchyard. See http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4052266
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Image Location
Latitude
52.194712
Longitude
0.517132