St Mary & St Helena, Elstow, Bedfordshire, England
N 52° 06.054 W 000° 28.010
30U E 673498 N 5775288
Abbey Church of St Mary & St Helena, Elstow
Waymark Code: WMP6DP
Location: Southern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/09/2015
Views: 1
The Church is particularly interesting as it is one of the very few examples where the tower/spire is actually detached from the main body of the Church.
From their website :- Elstow Abbey was founded in 1078 by the Countess Judith, niece of William the Conqueror. It became one of the richer of the 106 Benedictine nunneries existing at the time and in its hey-day, in the fourteenth century, the building was twice its present size. The end of the Abbey came in 1539, as part of the dissolution of the monasteries.
By the time of Elizabeth I, the church itself had been reduced to its present dimensions, becoming the parish church of the village. The six Norman arches that still remain from the original building remind us of the Abbey’s long history of Christian worship.
Building Materials: Stone
|
Visit Instructions:
Logs for Medieval churches waymark must contain a date found and any details about the visit there. Also photos and other experiences related to the building are welcome.
Recent Visits/Logs:
| There are no logs for this waymark yet. |
|
|
|