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The church of St. Mary dates back to the Norman period.
The simple font is typical 11th century. The oldest part of the current
building is its c1200 tower, which was originally detatched and was built
for defensive purposes as well as religeous ones like many others in the
region. The siting of the church, to the south of an 11th century castle
site is also characteristic of the Normans.
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The nave, chancel, south aisle and chapel were all built
during various improvements and enlargements in the late12th and early
13th centuries.Apart from a couple of 15th century additions most of these
older sections of the church are pretty intact. The north aisle is a modern
extension.
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In the chapel is the ornate tomb of Thomas Vaughan
of nearby Hergest Court who was killed fighting for the Yorkists in
1469 at the battle of Banbury during the Wars of the Roses. His wife,
Ellen Gethin also known as 'the terrible', lies beside him.
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