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St Leonard's Church, Sutton Veny

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trees south east of the church. One which is now largely decayed has a girth of 14 feet 10 inches (4.52 m); it is not known how large it was when the tree was healthy.
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was started in the 12th century and revised in the 13th and 16th centuries, and underwent a major restoration in 1831. It was originally linked to the
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Only the chancel remains in usable condition and was used as a mortuary chapel; it contains benefaction boards, a
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in the 14th and 15th century, and by 1866 the decision was made to build a new church. This was dedicated to
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are ruined, and among the ruins stands a 12th-century doorway, possibly repositioned.
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and built on higher ground 700 yards (640 m) to the north-west, opening in 1868.
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List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in Southwest England
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The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland
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Sutton Veny
Wiltshire
51°10′22″N 2°07′57″W / 51.17278°N 2.13250°W / 51.17278; -2.13250
Listed Building
St Leonard's Church, Sutton Veny is located in Wiltshire
Sutton Veny
Wiltshire
National Heritage List for England
listed building
redundant church
Churches Conservation Trust
vested
cruciform church
Priory Church of St Mary, Abergavenny
buttresses
St John the Evangelist
John Loughborough Pearson
bier
font
nave
transepts
crossing
yew
List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in Southwest England



Historic England
"Church of St Leonard, Sutton Veny (1036423)"

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