Denomination Church of England Dedication St. Mary Parish Carisbrooke | Churchmanship Broad Church Province Canterbury Phone +44 1983 718908 | |
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Address High Street, Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, PO30 1NN, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Diocese Anglican Diocese of Portsmouth Similar Church of St Nicholas in Castro, St Mary's Church - Brighstone, Carisbrooke Castle, St Mary's Hospital - Isle of Wi, Coronation Chair | ||
St. Mary's Church, Carisbrooke is a parish church in the Church of England located in Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight.
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History
The church is medieval dating from the Norman period. The tower contains a ring of 10 bells. The back 8 bells were cast in 1921 by Gillet and Johnston, Croydon and were made a ring of 10 in 2002 by the Whitchapel Bell Foundry. The church is home to the funeral monument of Margaret Seymour, Lady Wadham, aunt to Queen Jane Seymour, and second wife to Sir Nicholas I Wadham, Captain of the Isle of Wight from 1509-1520.
Church status
The church is grouped with the Church of St. Nicholas in Castro, Carisbrooke.
Incumbents
Alexander Ross, prolific Scottish writer and controversialist, was vicar of Carisbrooke from 1634 until his death in 1654.
Burials
Organ
The church has a two manual organ dating from 1908 by Bevington. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.