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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Wootton. Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade I listed church in Wootton, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on July 13, 1964. [1] The church is a member of the Evangelical Alliance [2] and its Vicar is The Reverend Canon Doctor Peter Ackroyd.
Wootton is a village and civil parish on the River Glyme about 2 miles (3 km) north of Woodstock, Oxfordshire. In recent years the village is sometimes referred to as Wootton-by-Woodstock to distinguish it from Wootton, Vale of White Horse. [a] The 2011 census recorded the parish's population as 569. [1]
The Church of St Mary the Virgin in the village is mainly 14th century but contains two fine monuments in the chancel to members of the Monoux family who died in 1685 and 1707. To the west of the church is Wootton House, an impressive late 17th-century house with a contemporary, red brick stable block.
The famous organ that resides in the south-east of the church. The church is perhaps best known for its large organ. Positioned in the south-east corner of the church, adjacent to the altar; it is one of the biggest organs in the county and is famed for having been played by Georg Handel when in its previous location of St Martin in the Fields ...
St Mary's Church is in Church Road, Woolton, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is an active Roman Catholic parish church in the Liverpool South Deanery of the Archdiocese of Liverpool . [ 1 ] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building .
The name "Wotton" means 'Wood farm/settlement', the "St Mary" part being from the church is dedicated to St. Mary de Lode. [2] Wootton St. Mary was recorded in the Domesday Book as Cerletone. [3] In the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870–72) John Marius Wilson described Wotton: WOOTTON, [sic] a hamlet and a ville in St. Mary-de ...
St. Mary's Church, St. Mary the Virgin's Church, St. Mary Church, Saint Mary Church, or other variations on the name, is a commonly used name for specific churches of various Christian denominations. Notable uses of the term may refer to:
Norman font of St Mary's Churchyard cross erected in 1897 to the memory of Henry Barnett (1815–96) The Church of England parish church of Saint Mary was originally Norman and still has its Norman font. [13] The nave was rebuilt in the later Middle Ages. [2] The bell tower was added in the 16th or 17th century. [13]