St Mary Magdalen, South Marston, Wiltshire

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Location
(51°35′25″N, 1°43′11″W)
Site Location
South Marston
National Grid Reference
SU 195 880
Boundaries
pre-1974 traditional (England and Wales) Wiltshire now Wiltshire
Dedication
Type of building/monument
Report authors
  • Allan Brodie
Visit Date
27 Mar 2004

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Description

A small medieval parish church of rubble with ashlar quoins and dressings. The church has a 13thc. chancel, and 15thc. nave, W tower and S porch. The S transept is 19thc., forming part of restorations in 1886 by John Belcher. The only 12thc. features are the simple N and S doorways and the plain font. The doorways were retained or reset in the 15thc. when the aisleless nave was rebuilt.

History

South Marston is not mentioned in the Domesday Survey.

Features

Exterior Features

Doorways

Furnishings

Fonts

Bibliography

Historic England listing 1023403

N. Pevsner and B. Cherry. The Buildings of England: Wiltshire. 2nd ed. Harmondsworth, 1975, 473.