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St Mary Churchyard

Memorials	:	73
Location	:	Kington, Herefordshire Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate	:	52.2044990, -3.0384990
Description	:	The parish church of St Mary, Kington, dates to the late Norman period. The oldest part of the building is the tower, erected around 1200. Like many church towers in the Welsh border regions, the tower was meant into serve double-duty as a defensive stronghold, and this heritage is evident in the thick walls. The tower was originally detached from the church, but it is now linked to the south aisle by a round-headed Norman arch, presumably moved to this opening from a different place. The nave is early 13th century, while the chancel was added later... Read More	The parish church of St Mary, Kington, dates to the late Norman period. The oldest part of the building is the tower, erected around 1200. Like many church towers in the Welsh border regions, the tower was meant into serve double-duty as a defensive stronghold, and this heritage is evident in the thick walls. The tower was originally detached from the church, but it is now linked to the south aisle by a round-headed Norman arch, presumably moved to this opening from a different place. The nave is early 13th century, while the chancel was added later in that same century, the chapel and south aisle a century later. The font is 12th century, in tub style, with rope moulding at the bas and zigzag carving around the rim. Set into the floor near the font is a peculiar baptismal tank, added in the 17th or 18th century to baptise people 'of riper years'. The chancel is an Early English delight, with a trio of large lancets making up the east window and 6 smaller lancets in the north wall. The right-hand lancet is filled with glass by the famed Victorian firm of Clayton and Bell. The south wall is lit from a large 13th century window with attractive 'Y' tracery. The The arced in the nave is also Early English, while a chapel at the south end of the chancel is 14th century Decorated Gothic in style. By comparison, the north aisle is a 19th century addition. An external stair to the belfry is a Victorian addition. The tower is topped by a broach spire rising on a pair of truncated pyramidal steps, built in 1794 after an earlier spire was destroyed by lightning.

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Latitude: 52.2044990
Longitude: -3.0384990

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