The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Wollaston

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The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Wollaston

Image: © David Dixon Taken: 6 Sep 2016

Wollaston Church is dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin. The remains of Saxon burials suggests a church existed as far back as 1050. The earliest part of the present Church is the tower and spire together with the north transept. These date back to the late thirteenth century. The medieval church was about the same size as the present. The body of the Church which is supported by six pillars suddenly and quite unexpectedly fell down on 13th November 1735. The nave was rebuilt, and Feast Sunday on 8th July 1739 celebrated the opening of the new Church (http://wollastonchurch.co.uk/about-us/history/ History of St Mary’s Wollaston). The church is Grade II*-listed (List entry Number: 1286637 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1286637 Historic England).

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Image Location

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Latitude
52.258303
Longitude
-0.670093