Church of St. Mary Magdalene, South Bersted
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Church of St. Mary Magdalene, South Bersted
Image: © Derek Voller Taken: 12 Sep 2014
The present church at South Bersted dates back to 1405. The church incorporated most of the features of an original church of which the first vicar was John Farndon in 1254. The old tower was buttressed and the chancel added in the 15th or 16th century, and the thatched roof removed and replaced with tiles in the 19th. The distinctive bulge in the shape of the steeple has been caused by the king post being bent slightly in the middle. The interior framework of the spire is of oak, on which 12,000 oak shingles were fastened. In 1957, the spire was re-shingled and the roof re-tiled.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.794112
Longitude
-0.675468