St. Mary's Church - Market Lavington
The History:
While there are traces of earlier Norman work in the present church it is thought that there could have been a Saxon church on this raised site. Stones with Norman carving have been used in the medieval walling of the aisles and in the later porch. The church we see today is built of ashlar and sarsen rubble and consists of a chancel with north and south vestries and a south organ chamber, an aisled and clerestoried nave with a south porch, and a west tower. The east and west windows of the nave are late 13th century and would indicate the period of rebuilding of the Norman church. It is likely that the nave was its present length and width at that time. The chancel is of c.1300, the north vestry c.1340, and the rest of the nave is 14th century. There is a 14th century piscina in the north aisle, and this indicates the position of an altar, probably for the chantry originally dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin.The west tower was mainly built in the 15th century but could have been started in the late 14th century. There are 6 bells here which are rung regularly. The church served both Market Lavington and Easterton until a church was built at Easterton in 1875
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