St Leonard's Church, Sutton Veny
| St Leonard's Church | |
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| Location | Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England |
| Coordinates | 51°10′22″N 2°07′57″W / 51.17278°N 2.13250°WCoordinates: 51°10′22″N 2°07′57″W / 51.17278°N 2.13250°W |
| Built | 12th century |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name: Church of St. Leonard | |
| Designated | 11 September 1968[1] |
| Reference no. | 313442 |
  Location of St Leonard's Church in Wiltshire | |
St Leonard's Church in Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England, was built in the 12th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building,[1] and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2] It was declared redundant on 28 May 1970, and was vested in the Trust on 27 October 1971.[3]
The cruciform church was started in the 12th century and revised in the 13th and 16th centuries,[1] and underwent a major restoration in 1831. Subsidence because of low lying damp ground caused further damage, and by 1866 the decision had been made to build a new church.[4] This was dedicated to St John the Evangelist, designed by John Loughborough Pearson and built on higher ground 700 yards (640 m) to the north west, opening in 1868.[4] Only the chancel remains in usable condition and was used as a mortuary chapel. It contains benefaction boards, a bier, font, bell and memorials on the walls. The nave, transepts and crossing are ruined.[2]
See also
- List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in South West England
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Historic England, "Church of St Leonard, Sutton Veny (1036423)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 January 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 St Leonard's Church, Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, Churches Conservation Trust, retrieved 31 March 2011
- ↑ Diocese of Salisbury: All Schemes (PDF), Church Commissioners/Statistics, Church of England, 2011, p. 10, retrieved 31 March 2011
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Churches". Sutton Veny village website. Retrieved 6 October 2010.