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St Swithun's Church, Brookthorpe

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In the churchyard are five limestone chest tombs that have been designated as Grade II listed buildings. One dated 1666 is that of John Weyman. Nearby is the tomb of Susanna Smith, who died in 1697, and of other members of her family. The tomb of Thomas Browning is dated 1654. Nearby is the
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tomb of Iohane Browneing (sic), who died in 1643, and who was presumably the wife of Thomas. The fifth chest tomb, this one dating from the 18th century, is that of a person who has not been identified. The churchyard also contains the
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roof. This has two triple windows in the north wall, a lancet window on the east, and a chimney at its junction with the nave. At its west end the aisle is continuous with the vestry. The east window in the chancel is a lancet in
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is from the 18th century. Some of the windows contain 19th-century stained glass. In the tower is a wall memorial to George Venn who died in 1694. Around the north nave window is carving by
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style. On the south wall of the chancel is a priest's door with a lancet window on its left, and a two-light window on the right. The north wall has a two-light window in Early English style.
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and two-light window on its sides. On the north side there is a gabled buttress at the east end and a
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is in stone and dates from the 17th century, and the timber hexagonal
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who died in 1939. The porch contains a wall plate with a
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The church was built in the 13th century. A north
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with a roof at a lower level than the nave, a north
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A stone church seen from the southeast, showing the chancel, beyond which is a nave with a higher roof and a porch and, beyond that, a tower with a saddleback roof
St Swithun's Church, Brookthorpe is located in Gloucestershire
51°48′30″N 2°14′24″W / 51.8084°N 2.2400°W / 51.8084; -2.2400
OS grid reference
SO 835 122
Brookthorpe
Gloucestershire
Denomination
Anglican

Dedication
Saint Swithun
Redundant
Church
Style
Gothic
Groundbreaking
Materials
Limestone
Anglican
Brookthorpe
Gloucestershire
The Churches Conservation Trust
National Heritage List for England
listed building
aisle
restoration
limestone
nave
chancel

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