St Leonard's Church, Sutton Veny

St Leonard's Church
Location Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England
Coordinates 51°10′22″N 2°07′57″W / 51.17278°N 2.13250°W / 51.17278; -2.13250Coordinates: 51°10′22″N 2°07′57″W / 51.17278°N 2.13250°W / 51.17278; -2.13250
Built 12th century
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name: Church of St. Leonard
Designated 11 September 1968[1]
Reference no. 313442
Location of St Leonard's Church in Wiltshire

St Leonard's Church in Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England, was built in the 12th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building,[1] and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2] It was declared redundant on 28 May 1970, and was vested in the Trust on 27 October 1971.[3]

The cruciform church was started in the 12th century and revised in the 13th and 16th centuries,[1] and underwent a major restoration in 1831. Subsidence because of low lying damp ground caused further damage, and by 1866 the decision had been made to build a new church.[4] This was dedicated to St John the Evangelist, designed by John Loughborough Pearson and built on higher ground 700 yards (640 m) to the north west, opening in 1868.[4] Only the chancel remains in usable condition and was used as a mortuary chapel. It contains benefaction boards, a bier, font, bell and memorials on the walls. The nave, transepts and crossing are ruined.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Historic England, "Church of St Leonard, Sutton Veny (1036423)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 January 2014
  2. 1 2 St Leonard's Church, Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, Churches Conservation Trust, retrieved 31 March 2011
  3. ↑ Diocese of Salisbury: All Schemes (PDF), Church Commissioners/Statistics, Church of England, 2011, p. 10, retrieved 31 March 2011
  4. 1 2 "Churches". Sutton Veny village website. Retrieved 6 October 2010.


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