Spencer Tombs - Brington Church - Northants
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Norfolk12
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Several magnificent tombs for the Spencer Family In a side chapel in the church of St Mary at Great Brington.
Waymark Code: WMC6J5
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/01/2011
Views: 3
The Spencers have ancestry dating back to 1508 and it was John Spencer who recorded almost rebuilding the parish church of Great Brington and the creation of the Spencer Chapel.
Nineteen generations of the Spencer family rest here. with tombs inside and in the grounds of the churchyard.
Great Brington is recorded in the Domesday book and it is likely that a wooden church originally stood on this site before it was burned down in the 13th Century. The current church dating from between 1220 and 1280 follows the pattern of the Early English Decorated and Perpendicular styles.
Developments of the original church have taken place over the
centuries particularly when Sir Edward Grey and his grandson
Sir Thomas 1st Marquess of Dorset ( Lords of the Manor of
Nobottle and Brington )integrated the tower with the church building.
The cross to the west of the church dates from c 1300,
Details from church website.
Approximate Age of Artefact: various dates
Relevant Website: Not listed
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