Church of St James, Southbroom, Devizes
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Church of St James, Southbroom, Devizes
Image: © Tim Heaton Taken: 5 Feb 2018
From https://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/getchurch.php?id=454 "The church is first mentioned in 1461 as being on the Green and was sometimes called the Green Church. The dedication to St. James is known by 1505. The church may occupy the site of the hospital chapel of St. James and St. Denis, which had gone by 1338..... The church seems to have been built in the early 15th century with a chancel, nave with continuous aisles, a south porch and a west tower. There were some lancet windows of the 13th century that possibly came from the original chapel. Action during the Civil War resulted in cannonballs and shot hitting the church, the marks of which can still be seen on the tower. To provide accommodation for the growing congregation in this part of Devizes the church was rebuilt in 1831-2 to the design of John Peniston. "
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Image Location
Latitude
51.352665
Longitude
-1.985878