St Mary's Church is a church in
Ashby Magna,
Leicestershire
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. It is a
Grade II* listed building.
History
The church was built by Robert Esseby in c1220.
The oldest parts of the church are the arcade and north aisle dating from the 13th century.
The church altogether is made up of a
nave,
vestry, 14th century tower, north aisle and
chancel.
In 1861 the gallery and
pews were removed, the
font
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In mod ...
added, and the south windows and nave were restored.
The chancel was restored in 1907 and the floor was raised.
Some of the tiles have the City of
Cardiff motif on them. The chancel also has an
ambry recess on the north wall and a
piscina.
References
Ashby Magna
Ashby Magna
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