Historic churches · South East England
St Mary's Church, Fordingbridge
St Mary's Church, Fordingbridge — church in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Kingsmere · 8.8 km
- Free entry
About
St Mary's Church, Fordingbridge is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1150. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, UK". Coordinates: 50.9236°, -1.7949°.
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Heritage listing
St Mary's Church, Fordingbridge is a 12th–13th-century church in Hampshire, England. A Grade I listed building, it was restored in the 19th century.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Avon System SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Mary's Church, Fordingbridge is a 12th–13th-century church in Hampshire, England. A Grade I listed building, it was restored in the 19th century.
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Background
History
A church is mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086. It was rebuilt by the Normans around 1150 and would then have been an open space internally. The north chapel and north and south aisles were added around 1230. Within another 100 years the clerestory had been added, the tower raised (in modern times housing 8 bells plus a Sanctus bell), and the north chapel extended. The chapel has a straight tie beam truss roof of chestnut that masquerades as a hammerbeam roof. Lands in Fordingbridge and the advowson of the church were granted to King's College, Cambridge in 1447 by Henry VI, after being given to the Crown by Humphrey, Duke of Buckingham. Externally the church has changed little since…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.9236, -1.7949
- County
- Hampshire
- District
- New Forest
- Parish
- Fordingbridge
- Postcode
- SP6 1BE
- Parliamentary constituency
- New Forest West
- Established
- 1150
- Nearest railway station
- Kingsmere — 8.8 km
- Official site
- www.avp-benefice.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7594329 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Mary's Church, Fordingbridge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Mary the Virgin, Fordingbridge - geograph.org.uk - 30922.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Mary's Church, Fordingbridge?
- St Mary's Church, Fordingbridge is in Hampshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SP6 1BE), in the parish of Fordingbridge.
- When was St Mary's Church, Fordingbridge built?
- Built or established in 1150.
- Is St Mary's Church, Fordingbridge a listed building?
- St Mary's Church, Fordingbridge is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is St Mary's Church, Fordingbridge a protected site?
- Yes — St Mary's Church, Fordingbridge is part of the River Avon System SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is St Mary's Church, Fordingbridge free to visit?
- Yes, St Mary's Church, Fordingbridge is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Mary's Church, Fordingbridge?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SP6 1BE. It sits within the New Forest West parliamentary constituency.