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Parish Church of St Mary the Less

A Grade II* Listed Building in Westley Waterless, Cambridgeshire

  • St Mary the Less: c14 nave with aisles; turret is c19

  • St Mary the Less: c13 chancel; lancet east window

  • St Mary the Less: nave arcade; c14 octagonal piers with unusual capitals

  • St Mary the Less: small lancet, c13

  • St Mary the Less: c14 niche; ogee headed with leaf moulded crockets

  • St Mary the Less: octagonal font; ornamented with simple panels

  • St Mary the Less: late c13 civilian; tonsured head rests on cushion of angels

  • St Mary the Less: Sir John de Creke & wife Alyne, c.1340; knight with ridged iron bascinet; Alyne, his wife, with covrechef & wimple, plaited hair

  • St Mary the Less: Sir John de Creke, c.1340

  • St Mary the Less: Alyne, wife of Sir John de Creke, c.1340

  • St Mary the Less: detail from Sir John de Creke brass, c.1340; manufacturer mark, reversed N over which is a mallet

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Entry Name: Parish Church of St Mary the Less

Listing Date: 19 August 1959

Last Amended: 25 April 1984

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1127104

English Heritage Legacy ID: 49249

ID on this website: 101127104

Location: St Mary's Church, Westley Waterless, East Cambridgeshire, CB8

County: Cambridgeshire

District: East Cambridgeshire

Town: East Cambridgeshire

Civil Parish: Westley Waterless

Traditional County: Cambridgeshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cambridgeshire

Church of England Parish: Westley Waterless St Mary-the-Less

Church of England Diocese: Ely

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