St Mary the Virgin Church is a
Church of England parish church
A parish church in the Church of England is the church which acts as the religious centre for the people within each Church of England parish (the smallest and most basic Church of England administrative unit; since the 19th century sometimes ...
in the village of
Langley in
Berkshire
Berkshire ( ; abbreviated ), officially the Royal County of Berkshire, is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Oxfordshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the north-east, Greater London ...
, England. It is dedicated to
St Mary the Virgin, and is in the
diocese of Oxford
The Diocese of Oxford is a Church of England diocese that forms part of the Province of Canterbury. The diocese is led by the Bishop of Oxford (currently Steven Croft (bishop), Steven Croft), and the bishop's seat is at Christ Church Cathedral, ...
. The church dates from about 1150 and is a Grade I
listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Hi ...
.
The church houses the
Kedermister Library, given by Sir John Kedermister (or Kederminster), who also endowed the surviving almshouses of 1617 in the village.
The churchyard is the resting place of
Charles Morice (1775–1815), who was killed at the
Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815, near Waterloo, Belgium, Waterloo (then in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, now in Belgium), marking the end of the Napoleonic Wars. The French Imperial Army (1804–1815), Frenc ...
and of the British war artist
Paul Nash (1889–1946).
Gallery
File:Church of St Mary, Langley Marish 02.jpg,
File:Langley Marish, St. Mary's Church, The nave with the Kedermister Pew on the right - geograph.org.uk - 4966722.jpg,
File:Langley Marish, St. Mary's Church, View from the Kedermister Pew - geograph.org.uk - 4966489.jpg,
File:Church of St Mary, Langley Marish 22.jpg,
File:Church of St Mary, Langley Marish 13.jpg,
File:Memorial to Major Charles Bateson Harvey - 43106386685.jpg,
File:Langley Marish, St. Mary's Church, The Kedermister Pew 5 - geograph.org.uk - 4966718.jpg,
File:Church of St Mary, Langley Marish 24.jpg,
File:Church of St Mary, Langley Marish 27.jpg,
File:Church of St Mary, Langley Marish 31.jpg,
References
External links
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St Mary's Church website
Church of England church buildings in Berkshire
Diocese of Oxford
Grade I listed churches in Berkshire
12th-century church buildings in England
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