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Church of St John

A Grade II Listed Building in North Wraxall, Wiltshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4728 / 51°28'22"N

Longitude: -2.23 / 2°13'47"W

OS Eastings: 384122

OS Northings: 174898

OS Grid: ST841748

Mapcode National: GBR 1QV.M17

Mapcode Global: VH969.97GS

Plus Code: 9C3VFQFC+42

Entry Name: Church of St John

Listing Date: 9 December 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1300559

English Heritage Legacy ID: 317509

ID on this website: 101300559

Location: St John's Church, Ford, Wiltshire, SN14

County: Wiltshire

Civil Parish: North Wraxall

Traditional County: Wiltshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Wiltshire

Church of England Parish: North Wraxall

Church of England Diocese: Bristol

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Description


ST 87 SW
4/418

NORTH WRAXALL
FORD
Church of St. John

GV
II

Anglican parish church, 1896-7 by C. E. Ponting, rock-faced rubble
stone with red plain tile roof. Free Perpendicular Gothic style.
Single overall roof, but cross gabled at west tower with shingled
spirelet, gables tile-hung with timber louvres. 2 large west
buttresses framing broad 4-light west window. South west porch in
angle to nave with coped gable shouldered over ashlar angle piers.
4-window nave of flat-headed 2-light windows. Nave framed by big
ashlar gabled buttresses, south west buttress carrying octagonal
stack, south east buttress with statue niche and crockets to gable.
North side buttresses are plainer and tiled. Stepped ashlar centre
buttress each side. Chancel is narrower with taller walls, 2
deep-set single lights with moulded arches over to south, one to
north and lean-to vestry. Gabled buttresses at east end. Broad
5-light east window with ogee hood and ashlar walling each side set
high. Foundation stone 1896 below.
Interior: Timber wagon roof, high timber screen and east window by
Morris & Co 1913. (Academy Architecture, 1898.)

Listing NGR: ST8412274898

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