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Church of St Mary, Ampney St Mary

Coordinates: 51°42′45″N 1°53′31″W / 51.7125°N 1.8919°W / 51.7125; -1.8919
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Church of St Mary
Church of St Mary is located in Gloucestershire
Church of St Mary
Church of St Mary
51°42′45″N 1°53′31″W / 51.7125°N 1.8919°W / 51.7125; -1.8919
DenominationChurch of England
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade I listed building[1]
Designated26 November 1958
Administration
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseGloucester[2]
ParishThe Ampneys

The Anglican Church of St Mary at Ampney St Mary in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England was built in the 12th and 13th centuries. It is a grade I listed building.[1]

History

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The nave was built in the early 12th century with the chancel being added in the 13th.[1]

The village was abandoned after the black death,[3] and the church unused from 1879. It was discovered and restored in 1913.[1]

Architecture

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The stone building has a slate roof with a bellcote. The nave is supported by buttresses. The nave and chancel have wagon roofs from the 14th century and wall paintings from the same period.[1]

Above the doorway is a stone lintel carved with a lion, two headed serpent and griffin.[4][5]

The font is Norman.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Church of St Mary". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  2. ^ "St Mary". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  3. ^ "St Mary's Church, Ampney St Mary, Gloucestershire". Eleanor's Pages. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  4. ^ "St Mary, Ampney St Mary, Gloucestershire". Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  5. ^ "St Mary". Explore Churches. Retrieved 24 October 2019.