St Mary's Church, Carisbrooke is a

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in the

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located in Carisbrooke,

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History

The church is medieval dating from the Norman period. The tower contains a ring of 10 bells. The back 8 bells were cast in 1921 by Gillet and Johnston, Croydon and were made a ring of 10 in 2002 by the Whitchapel Bell Foundry. The church is home to the funeral monument of Margaret Seymour, Lady Wadham, aunt to Queen Jane Seymour, and second wife to Sir Nicholas I Wadham,

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from 1509 to 1520.

Church status

The church is grouped with the

Church of St Nicholas in Castro, Carisbrooke The Church of St Nicholas in Castro, Carisbrooke is a parish church in the Church of England located in Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight. History The church is the chapel (''in Castro'') of Carisbrooke Castle. The chapel is located next to the ma ...

Incumbents

Alexander Ross, prolific

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writer and controversialist, was vicar of Carisbrooke from 1634 until his death in 1654.

Burials

*Lady Wadham, 1520 *

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, 1619 (discoverer of the

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in the

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) *Sir William Stephens, 1697

Organ

The church has a two manual organ dating from 1908 by Bevington. A specification of the organ can be found on th
National Pipe Organ Register

List of organists

*John T. Read ca. 1912Dictionary of Organs and Organists, First Edition. 1912. p. 305

References

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