St Mary's, Oakley, Bedfordshire, UK
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N 52° 09.944 W 000° 31.430
30U E 669348 N 5782362
The Parish church of Oakley, Bedfordshire
Waymark Code: WMHRCR
Location: Southern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/08/2013
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From the church website:
The church of St. Mary is an ancient edifice of stone, in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, porch and a western embattled tower, containing a clock and 5 bells: under a canopy in the south wall is a mutilated recumbent figure : the chancel retains a piscina, and in the churchyard are the remains of a cross. The register dates from the year 1560. [Kelly's Directory - Bedfordshire - 1898]
There would have been a wooden church on this site in Saxon times; the tower is the oldest part of the present building, its lower section dating from the middle of the 12th century, The two western bays and the chancel were added around sixty years later and extended again in the 15th century.
In 1913 – 1915, the Duke of Bedford restored the timberwork of the roof to the nave and chancel at considerable expense.
The ancient clock in the tower with an hour hand only, is one of the most antique in the county, constructed about 1620, it still keeps the most accurate time. In the churchyard near the south porch is the base and part of the shaft of a medieval cross, originally used as an outdoor pulpit.
Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 06/01/1150
Age of Church building determined by?: Church website
If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Church of England
If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Sunday
Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: 11:00 AM
Street address of Church:
St Marys Church
Oakley
Bedford, England
MK43 7RU
Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link]
If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed
Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed
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