St Thomas a Becket Church ruins in Heptonstall
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St Thomas a Becket Church ruins in Heptonstall
Image: © Neil Theasby Taken: 15 Mar 2018
Founded in 1260 this church was badly damaged by a storm in 1847. It was replaced soon afterwards by a new church dedicated to St Thomas the Apostle. The churchyard is greatly packed with old gravestones as this picture partly shows.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.748729
Longitude
-2.021647