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 All Saints Church - Liddington, Wiltshire, UK
N 51° 31.785 W 001° 42.245
30U E 589892 N 5709533
All Saints church is in the small village of Liddington to the south east of Swindon. The church started life in the 13th century and is a part of the Church of England. The church sits in the centre of a well maintained churchyard.
Waymark Code: WMK10F
Location: Southern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/27/2014
Views: 1
The church is a Grade I listed building with the entry at the English Heritage website telling us:
Three bay nave with C13 north aisle little altered. South porch added C19. Lower 2 bay early English chancel and short 3 stage crenellated Perpendicular tower. The windows of the chancel and north aisle are early English and decorated, the rest Perpendicular - 2 windows on south side and the north-west window have Decorated tracery of 2 lights and cusped trefoil. East window a restored geometrical window of 3 lights but improbable tracery. Small pointed priest's door to south. East wall of former south aisle (assuming there was one) has culus and small foiled window above level of chancel eaves. Vestry to north. All this heavily restored 1880s by C. E. Ponting. Interior: north-west window has foiled rear arch. North wall has 2 segment pointed tomb recesses with foiled inner orders and bell caps; slabs with cross and heart said to mark graves of 2 Abbesses of Shaftesbury (who presented to the prebendal living here). Circa 1200 Norman font-bowl has bead and zig-zag dressings to rim. Wooden screen, C19 in Perpendicular style. Nave roof has cusped braces to collars and cusped windbraces, see also in porch - restoration. Lychgate with stone tile roof as war memorial.
An interesting point is that the village name is spelt "Liddington" but the name on the church noticeboard is spelt "Lyddington".
Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1291
Age of Church building determined by?: Other reliable source
If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Anglican
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: 10:30 AM
Street address of Church:
Church Road
Liddington, Wiltshire United Kingdom
Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link]
Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link]
If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed
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