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Church of St Mary

A Grade II* Listed Building in Nettleton, Wiltshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4968 / 51°29'48"N

Longitude: -2.2709 / 2°16'15"W

OS Eastings: 381288

OS Northings: 177569

OS Grid: ST812775

Mapcode National: GBR 0P8.2PF

Mapcode Global: VH962.LM9Y

Plus Code: 9C3VFPWH+PJ

Entry Name: Church of St Mary

Listing Date: 20 December 1960

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1022974

English Heritage Legacy ID: 317476

Also known as: St Mary's Church, West Kington

ID on this website: 101022974

Location: St Mary's Church, West Kington, Wiltshire, SN14

County: Wiltshire

Civil Parish: Nettleton

Traditional County: Wiltshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Wiltshire

Church of England Parish: West Kington

Church of England Diocese: Bristol

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Description


NETTLETON WEST KINGTON ST 87 NW 2/385 Church of St. Mary 20.12.60 GV II*

Anglican Parish Church, C13 and C15 West tower, otherwise rebuilt 1856 by S. B. Gabriel of Bristol. Rubble stone with stone tiled roofs. Fine 3 stage tower with top stage similar to those at Yatton Keynell and Burton (Nettleton). South stair projection up to 2nd stage. 2-light Y-tracery west window to first stage, small single light cusped openings to second stage and ashlar C15 top stage with panelled sides, 3 panels each of 2 tiers of paired cusped panels, the upper centre pair a 2-light bell-opening with pierced stone screens. High panelled battlements and crocketted pinnacles. Body of church has nave and transepts of equal size, narrower chancel, south porch and north east vestry. Windows of Decorated type, generally 2-light with quatrefoil, some 3-light all with hoods. Buttresses at angles. South doorway is reused C13 with circular shafts, square abaci and imposts with interlace decoration and chamfered pointed arch. Interior broad, aisleless with wide scissor-braced rafter roofs. Tower arch has dogtooth ornament. Elaborate east window with Purbeck shafting and painted texts to chancel walls. Stained glass of c1856 by Bell of Bristol to east window, chancel north and south and to west window. Fine C15 Perpendicular style wood pulpit with ogee arches to panels. In south transept reset C16 wall monument with relief figures to A. P. (probably Anne Prator). Various tablets, mostly early C19 reset in tower. Bishop Hugh Latimer(c1490-1555) was rector from 1531.

Listing NGR: ST8128877569

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