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St Leonard's Church, Sutton Veny

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Reference no.
  
313442

Designated as world heritage site
  
11 September 1968

Built
  
12th century

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Location
  
Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England

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, and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. It was declared redundant on 28 May 1970, and was vested in the Trust on 27 October 1971.

The cruciform church was started in the 12th century and revised in the 13th and 16th centuries, and underwent a major restoration in 1831. It was originally linked to the Priory Church of St Mary, Abergavenny. Subsidence because of low lying damp ground caused further damage, which had been repaired by the addition of buttresses in the 14th and 15th century, and by 1866 the decision had been made to build a new church. 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. 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 Norman door dates from the 12th century. The nave, transepts and crossing are ruined but remain as architectural features including a double-chamfered pointed doorway.

There are two yew trees south east of the church. One which is now largely decayed has a girth of 14 feet 10 inches (4.52 m), however it is not know how large it was when the tree was healthy.

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St Leonard's Church, Sutton Veny Wikipedia