Benchmark - St John the Baptist - Wolvey, Warwickshire
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N 52° 29.284 W 001° 22.046
30U E 610849 N 5816576
A cut benchmark on the church tower of St John the Baptist, Wolvey.
Waymark Code: WMVEMB
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/08/2017
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A cut benchmark on the church tower of St John the Baptist, Wolvey.
|
Square |
Easting |
Northing |
Mark type |
Description |
Height |
Order |
Datum |
Verified year |
Metres above ground |
|
SP |
4305 |
8798 |
CUT MARK |
CH ST JOHN THE BAPTISTS E SIDE RD WOLVEY 2.4M NW ANG |
113.117 |
3 |
'N' |
1964 |
0.800 |
"There was a church at Wolvey in Saxon days when the site on which the present Church of St. John the Baptist stands, was adjacent to the habitation of Ulve or Wulf, from which the parish derives its name. The site is an ideal Saxon knoll or mound, rising above the River Anker. The church is typical of the larger English parish churches, having chancel, nave, north and south aisles, west tower, south porch and north doorway. The earliest parts of the present church are: the south doorway of the twelfth century and probably the lower stages of the tower. There have been various substantial restorations through the centuries: in 1900 the Church having been closed for twelve months for very much needed restorations. In 1909 the old porch was replaced by a stone one, some of the early seventeenth timbers being reused in its roof. The flooring of the Church is of Horton stone paving (1929) and the pews are late Victorian."
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