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©D Windsor
Dist:0.4km<br/>The earliest part of the church dates from 1150 with additions made in the 13th and 15th centuries.
©Trish Steel
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©D Windsor
Dist:0.4km<br/>Inserted in 1861. The design, stylistically Early English, was executed by the stained glass artist William Wailes (1919-81) of Newcastle upon Tyne. In the central panel are portrayed the principal events of the Lord's life. The side panels depict episodes from the Old Testament.
©Trish Steel
Dist:0.4km<br/>The church dates from the late 12th to the 13th century and shows the transition from the Norman to the Early English style.
©Kevin Farmer
Dist:0.4km<br/>The south porch has a mass dial and a holy water stoop.
©Trish Steel
Dist:0.4km<br/>The War Memorial is within the churchyard of St Mary the Virgin.
©Trish Steel
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©nick macneill
Dist:0.4km<br/>The spire, which was added in the 15th century to the 13th century tower, soars to about 135 feet above the ground level. The small stair turret, on the right side of the spire in this photograph, was added at the same time.
©Nigel Cox
Dist:0.4km<br/>The War Memorial lined up against the west façade of the church.
©Nigel Cox
Dist:0.4km<br/>The font is a vessel, usually made of stone, which contains the consecrated water for baptism.
©Trish Steel
Dist:0.4km<br/>The church records indicate that the earliest grave markers to be found in the churchyard of the early 17th century.
©Trish Steel
Dist:0.4km<br/>By coincidence, this seems to have been taken at virtually the same time as Nigel Cox's [[1406871]] . A wider angle shot confirms that the same vehicles were parked in the car park.
©Andrew Smith
Dist:0.4km<br/>A substantial thatched farmhouse opposite the Crown public house.
©Trish Steel
Dist:0.4km<br/>It's interesting to compare this image with the one [[1106709]] taken by Trish on New Year's Day 2009 from almost the same view point. [[1406774]] are both visible beyond.
©Nigel Cox

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