Parish church [3]
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Parish church [3]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 28 Aug 2019
The church of St Mary, seen here from the west, has parts from the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries and was restored and the chancel rebuilt in 1872. One of only three parish churches in the country with both a central tower and spire and a western tower. The others are at Wanborough in Wiltshire and Ormskirk in Lancashire. The central tower was built circa 1325 and the west tower was built in the latter part of the 15th century. The church has possibly had three dedications as in a document of 1336 it is referred to as St. Nicholas and there is also a local tradition that the dedication was to St. Michael. The church contains a large number of memorials. Listed, grade I, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1283956
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Image Location
Latitude
51.583307
Longitude
-1.861977