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Church of St Mary

A Grade I Listed Building in Drayton Beauchamp, Buckinghamshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7983 / 51°47'54"N

Longitude: -0.6939 / 0°41'38"W

OS Eastings: 490160

OS Northings: 211884

OS Grid: SP901118

Mapcode National: GBR D38.CC1

Mapcode Global: VHDVD.X2H6

Plus Code: 9C3XQ8X4+8C

Entry Name: Church of St Mary

Listing Date: 21 December 1967

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1124210

English Heritage Legacy ID: 42634

Also known as: St Mary the Virgin Church, Drayton Beauchamp

ID on this website: 101124210

Location: St Mary's Church, Drayton Beauchamp, Buckinghamshire, HP22

County: Buckinghamshire

Civil Parish: Drayton Beauchamp

Traditional County: Buckinghamshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Buckinghamshire

Church of England Parish: Drayton Beauchamp

Church of England Diocese: Oxford

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Description


SP 91 SW DRAYTON BEAUCHAMP CHURCH LANE

6/68 Church of St. Mary

21.12.67 I

Parish Church. Mainly C15 but re-using C13 and C14 material, restored C19. Flint with clunch blocks, used in chequer on tower; later limestone dressings, bands of ironstone alternating with clunch ashlar to chancel. Lead roofs. West tower, aisled nave with clerestory, N. porch and chancel, all with battlemented parapets. Mainly square headed windows, 3-light with hoodmoulds to C16 clerestory, cusped lights to C15 belfry and aisle windows; 4-centred arched windows with cusped lights, to side of Chancel, 5-light square headed E. window. Interior 4-bay arcaded nave, S. aisle E. window has a sill carved with frieze of quatrefoils and shields. C15 timber roofs. Fittings: C12 tub font with arcading, old seats at W. end of nave. Glass in E, window, original C15 stained glass made to fit the window, ten Apostles. N. window of chancel has panel of C15 stained glass . Brasses in chancel to 2 Knights, both C14, and one to a priest 1531. Monument in chancel to Lord & Lady Newhaven d.1728 & 32, by William Woodman the Elder (c.1654-1731) "one of the most outstanding monuments in England" (Gunnis). Reredos background with Corinthian columns and an open scrolled pediment with semi-reclining figure on a grey sarcophagus against a grey obelisk. Seated figure of Lady Newhaven to RH of the white base of the monument; to the LH the coronet on a cushion. RCHM I p.135. MON.1.

Listing NGR: SP9015811885

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