St. Mary the Virgin is a

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for

Great Warley Great Warley (also known as Warley Abbess, Warley Magna, Warley Wallet or West Warley) is a village located south of Brentwood, Essex, England. Great Warley was formerly a parish, but today comes under the Warley ward in the Borough of Brentwood ...

in the Brentwood borough of

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. It is noted for its unique

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interior, designed by Sir William Reynolds-Stephens. Built in 1902 with money and land donated by the Heseltine family, and consecrated in 1904, the church is

. The architect was

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. The churchyard contains a

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of a

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officer of

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.
CWGC Casualty Record.

Gallery

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References

Church websiteBrentwood Borough Council page
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