SU2764 : Church of St Mary
taken 6 years ago, near to Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
The parish church of Saint Mary the Virgin was started in 1092 but was not completed for another 200 years.
Beneath the church are the massive remains of a Saxon church begun in AD 905.
The church is designated as a Grade I Listed building.
The church contains the tomb of Sir John Seymour (1474 – 1536), the father of Jane Seymour of Wulfhall (or Wolfhall) in Savernake Forest, who married Henry VIII in 1536.
Grade I listed buildings and structures are of exceptional, even international importance. There are over 6,000 in the country. Only 2.5% of listed buildings are Grade I listed.
In Scotland the classification is Category A
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