Historic churches · South East England
Church of St Mary
In or near Ivinghoe.
Church of St Mary — church in Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Cheddington · 3.3 km
- Free entry
Getting there & planning your visit
The Church of St Mary is located in Buckinghamshire with the postcode LU7 9EH. The nearest railway station is Cheddington, which is 3.3 km away. Entry to the church is free.
About
Church of St Mary is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1230. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.8362°, -0.6291°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Ivinghoe is a 13th-century Church of England parish church in the town of Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire, England, and is a Grade I listed building. It stands on the main High Street and is surrounded by a churchyard. The parish is within the Diocese of Oxford.
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Background
History
The parish church in Ivinghoe was founded in 1220 On 9 May 1234 the church and the town was burned down by the rebel Richard Siward in an attack on the lands of the church's patron, Peter des Roches the Bishop of Winchester.
Architecture
Nikolaus Pevsner described St. Mary's as "a big and noble church". This Early English church was laid out c.1220 in an original cruciform floorplan with a central tower topped with a lead flèche, a typical example of a Hertfordshire spike. The present bells were recast by John Warner & Sons of London in 1875. Within the church, the aisles are lit by Decorated Period windows. Much medieval stonework is in evidence with moulded doorways and ballflower ornaments and carved foliated bosses. The church is especially noted for its fine 15th-century tie-beam roof, supported by stone corbels with sculpted heads and carved wooden angels with outspread wings. In the nave roof, the braces feature…
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- Coordinates
- 51.8362, -0.6291
- District
- Buckinghamshire
- Parish
- Ivinghoe
- Postcode
- LU7 9EH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Aylesbury
- Established
- 1230
- Nearest railway station
- Cheddington — 3.3 km
- Official site
- ivinghoe-church.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q17526605 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Mary the Virgin, Ivinghoe (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Mary the Virgin, Ivinghoe.jpeg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Church of St Mary?
- Church of St Mary is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode LU7 9EH), in the parish of Ivinghoe.
- What is Church of St Mary?
- Church of St Mary — church in Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
- How do I get to Church of St Mary?
- The nearest railway station is Cheddington, about 3.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode LU7 9EH.
- When was Church of St Mary built?
- Built or established in 1230.
- Is Church of St Mary a listed building?
- Church of St Mary is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Church of St Mary a protected site?
- Yes — Church of St Mary is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Church of St Mary free to visit?
- Yes, Church of St Mary is free to enter.
- How do I get to Church of St Mary?
- The nearest railway station is Cheddington, about 3.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LU7 9EH.