Historic churches · South East England
Church of St Mary Magdalene, Winterbourne Monkton
Church of St Mary Magdalene, Winterbourne Monkton — Grade II listed building-listed church in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
Church of St Mary Magdalene, Winterbourne Monkton is a Grade II listed building-listed church in england-south-east, United Kingdom, registered on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE entry 1033812). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
The Church of St Mary Magdalene is the Anglican church in the village of Winterbourne Monkton, north of Avebury in Wiltshire, England. It is a 19th-century rebuilding of a structure dating from the 14th century.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Church of St Mary Magdalene is the Anglican church in the village of Winterbourne Monkton, north of Avebury in Wiltshire, England. It is a 19th-century rebuilding of a structure dating from the 14th century.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
The building was begun in the 12th century, with the vicarage being consecrated before 1229. It was attached to Cirencester Abbey and then Avebury. The endowment of the church was considered too small many times during the Middle Ages. An unusual feature inside the church is two huge tree trunks near the west end which originally supported the bells in the free-standing bell tower. The church was restored in 1877–8 by William Butterfield; the work included remodelling the wooden belfry and raising the roofs of the nave and chancel. Julian Orbach, updating Nikolaus Pevsner's description, calls the building "characterful" and writes that "Butterfield's attentions make a serious and coherent…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.4467, -1.8608
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- Winterbourne Monkton
- Postcode
- SN4 9ET
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Wiltshire
Sources
- wikidata: Q15210290 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Church of St Mary Magdalene, Winterbourne Monkton (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Church of St Mary Magdalene, Winterbourne Monkton?
- Church of St Mary Magdalene, Winterbourne Monkton is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SN4 9ET), in the parish of Winterbourne Monkton.
- Is Church of St Mary Magdalene, Winterbourne Monkton a listed building?
- Church of St Mary Magdalene, Winterbourne Monkton is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Church of St Mary Magdalene, Winterbourne Monkton free to visit?
- Yes, Church of St Mary Magdalene, Winterbourne Monkton is free to enter.
- How do I get to Church of St Mary Magdalene, Winterbourne Monkton?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SN4 9ET. It sits within the East Wiltshire parliamentary constituency.