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Church of St Mary

A Grade II* Listed Building in Thornborough, Buckinghamshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9964 / 51°59'47"N

Longitude: -0.919 / 0°55'8"W

OS Eastings: 474316

OS Northings: 233658

OS Grid: SP743336

Mapcode National: GBR BZ4.VW7

Mapcode Global: VHDTB.121W

Plus Code: 9C3XX3WJ+HC

Entry Name: Church of St Mary

Listing Date: 13 July 1966

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1232681

English Heritage Legacy ID: 408074

Also known as: St Mary's Church, Thornborough

ID on this website: 101232681

Location: St Mary's Church, Thornborough, Buckinghamshire, MK18

County: Buckinghamshire

Civil Parish: Thornborough

Built-Up Area: Thornborough

Traditional County: Buckinghamshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Buckinghamshire

Church of England Parish: Thornborough

Church of England Diocese: Oxford

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Description


SP 7433 THORNBOROUGH CHURCH LANE 8/156 Church of St. Mary 13/7/66

GV II*

Parish church. Remnants of Cll-C12 herringbone stone work in S. wall of nave, C13 chancel and N. aisle. C15 W. tower and porch, all much restored C18 and C19. Rubble stone, slate roofs to nave and N. aisle. old tile roof to chancel. W. tower of three stages with angled buttresses, rendered battlemented parapet, moulded arch to W. door and traceried openings to bell chamber. S. wall of nave has parapet and three Perpendicular windows. N. wall has parapet and three circular cusped clerestory lights, originally C14. N. aisle has two Perpendicular windows and doorway and one 2-light Decorated window to west with carved head label stops. C19 vestry in angle with tower. S. wall of chancel has original 2-light window with ogee tracery and flat hood-mould with volute stops, similar tracery above door. N. wall has half-blocked traceried window. 3-light E. window has intersecting tracery. Interior: nave has N . arcade of four bays of double chamfered arches on octagonal piers with moulded caps, and C19 roof. C19 fittings. Brass to William Barton and wife 1389. C18 wall tablets and pyramid tablet to Charles Wodnoth 1778.

RCHM II pp 294-6

Listing NGR: SP7431633658

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