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By the 1860s, people in the parish began asking for a new church because the church was too small for the parish. At that time, the church was privately owned and the owners did not want to pay money to enlarge the church or build a new one. They wanted to parish to pay. In 1869, the parish purchased
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was turned into the choir, and finally, a new nave was built to the west of the old church. The new nave measured about 9.5 by 8.8 metres (31 ft × 29 ft) and the new choir (old nave) measured about 7 by 6 metres (23 ft × 20 ft) and the new sacristy (old choir) measured
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that was likely built during the 12th century. This church stood for hundreds of years on the same site as the present church. In the mid-1600s, the church was enlarged. The old
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