St. Mary's Church, Shenley is an ecumenical

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located in

Shenley Church End Shenley Church End is a village, district and wider civil parish in Milton Keynes England. Together with its neighbouring districts of Shenley Brook End, Shenley Wood and Shenley Lodge, the districts are collectively known as "The Shenleys". ...

, Milton Keynes, England. The church now forms part of the Watling Valley Ecumenical Partnership. It is likely that the church building existed in some form from 1223, for this is when the first rector is recorded. Parts of the nave date back to ''c''.1150, and parts of the chancel date back to ''c''.1180. The stonework in the church covers both Norman and Early English periods. The north aisle was built in the 14th century, and the Font in the 15th century. The church is

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listed, and seats approximately 120 people.

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*http://met.open.ac.uk/genuki/big/eng/BKM/Shenley/rectors.html Grade I listed churches in Buckinghamshire Churches in Milton Keynes

Shenley Shenley is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England, between Barnet and St Albans. The village is located 14 miles from Central London. History The history of Shenley stretches back a thousand years or more – it is mentioned in ...

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