Chancel of St Mary de Lode
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Chancel of St Mary de Lode
Image: © Philip Halling Taken: 13 Sep 2014
The Norman chancel of St Mary de Lode. The name, lode refers to the church's proximity to the River Severn, in the past the river was nearer than it is today. Lode refers to a crossing point on the river, the name appears in several locations on the Severn. During in the civil War the church was used by Parliamentarian forces to imprison Royalist soldiers in 1943 and 1646.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.868412
Longitude
-2.249178