Parish church [7]

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Parish church [7]

Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 2 Sep 2019

An unusual object in the churchyard - a grave marker perhaps? The church of St Nicholas has a 13th century chancel, a 15th century tower and a nave rebuilt in the restoration of 1849. There is a 12th century font but most of the other fittings are 19th century. Listed, grade II*, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1182200 The village of Fyfield was once closer to the River Kennet. Frequent flooding and a number of cottage fires led in the 1860s to the abandonment of that site in favour of higher ground along the London to Bath road (now the A4). Many of the new cottages, the Fighting Cocks inn and a chapel were demolished when the A4 was widened in the 1930s.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.416855
Longitude
-1.78799