St Leonard, Sutton Veny, Wiltshire

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Location

(51°10′24″N, 2°7′58″W)

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Site Location

Sutton Veny

National Grid Reference

ST 908 416

Boundaries

pre-1974 traditional (England and Wales) Wiltshire
now Wiltshire

Diocese

medieval Sherborne (to 1075); Old Sarum (to 1220); Salisbury
now Salisbury

Dedication

medieval St Leonard
now St Leonard

Type of building/monument

Parish church

Report authors

Allan Brodie

Visit Date

26 Jun 1993

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Feature Sets

Description

St Leonard is a cruciform church dating mostly from the 13thc. Its nave and transepts are ruins but the chancel has been preserved. The north door dates from the 12thc. and may have been reset.

History

The DB does not mention the parish church but it does mention that William de Moyon holds Sutton Veny.

Features

Exterior Features

Doorways

Furnishings

Fonts

Bibliography

Historic England listing 1036423.

J. Buckler, Unpublished album of drawings. Devizes Museum, vol VIII, plate 15.

N. Pevsner and B. Cherry, The Buildings of England: Wiltshire. Harmondsworth 1975, 2nd edition, 504.

Victoria County History of Wiltshire Volume VIII, 61-74, esp. 71-72