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Originally Norman now mainly victorian, some 13c. windows and south arcade . The north arcade is c.1300. Impressive tower 1550-1700,ornate victorian font.
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Dist:0.3km<br/>Detail on the font [[2445346]] The rising eagle represents St John as his gaze pierced heaven.
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Dist:0.3km<br/>Detail on the font [[2445346]] The divine man or angel is assigned to St Matthew as his gospel reveals the humane nature of Christ.
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Dist:0.3km<br/>Detail on the font [[2445346]] The winged ox relates to the attention St Luke's gospel gives to the sacrificial aspects of Christ's life.
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Dist:0.3km<br/>Detail on the font [[2445346]] The winged lion refers to St Mark's gospel which portrays the royal dignity of Christ.
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Dist:0.3km<br/>The font is of white marble and dates from circa 1876.
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Dist:0.3km<br/>This is the east window to the south aisle.
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Dist:0.3km<br/>This is the handle to the priest's door [[2443134]]
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Dist:0.3km<br/>This beautifully decorated door allows the priest to enter the church without walking through the congregation.
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Dist:0.3km<br/>Looking east down the nave to the sanctuary.
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Dist:0.3km<br/>The church has its origins in the 12th century with major restoration taking place in 1855. It is built of sandstone, ashlar with some rubble stone. The church tower dates from the 16th century.
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Dist:0.3km<br/>The small gate at the back of the churchyard appears not to have been opened for some considerable time. The gate leads into a grass field.
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Dist:0.3km<br/>The bench mark is to be found on the north west angle of the church. For a wider view of the church [[2438297]] and for further information on the bench mark and others in the area http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm38172
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Dist:0.3km<br/>Many churches have a lych gate built over the main entrance to the enclosed area round the church. The name, also spelt lich or lytch, is from the Anglo Saxon 'lich' meaning corpse. The gate marks the division between consecrated and unconsecrated ground, where the bearers sheltered with the coffin, waiting for the clergyman to lead the procession before the burial. The original lych gates had seats, a lych cross and a lych stone - a slab on which the coffin rested.
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