Benchmark - St Mary - Wigston Parva, Leicestershire
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N 52° 30.237 W 001° 18.891
30U E 614378 N 5818425
Cut benchmark on the west face of St Mary's church, Wigston Parva.
Waymark Code: WMVCX8
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/02/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member harleydavidsonandy
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Cut benchmark on the west face of St Mary's church, Wigston Parva.

Square Easting Northing Mark type Description Height Order Datum Verified year Metres above ground
SP 4660 8978 CUT MARK ST MARYS CH W FACE SW ANG 113.437 3 'N' 1964 0.400

"The small chapel at Wigston Parva is one of the smallest in the county of Leicestershire. St Mary’s dates to 1160 or even earlier. The church consists of one room with small bellcote. The entrance on the north side has a Norman doorway, there are windows on the south side, a simple lancet design. The east window was installed in 1969 in memory of a Mr A. L. Kibble. The altar was presented to the church in 1909 by the parishioners and rector from Thurlaston. The font came from Hemingford Church in Huntingdon originally age unknown."

 

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