Church of St Mary & St Leonard, Wombridge
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Church of St Mary & St Leonard, Wombridge
Image: © Richard Law Taken: 3 Nov 2023
The church is shown on the 1:2500 map of 1882, at which time much of the surrounding area was riddled with collieries, mines, pits, ironworks and the like. It was first built in timber, as a replacement for the nearby priory's Lady Chapel, in the 1750s, but was then rebuilt in stone in the 19th century, and presumably this is the building we see today. There are some remains of the Augustinian Priory and its Lady Chapel in the grounds, which were designated as a Scheduled Monument in 1960 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1020661
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Image Location
Latitude
52.701453
Longitude
-2.459008