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Church in Morcott, Rutland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
St Mary's Church is the Church of England parish church in Morcott, Rutland. It is a Grade I listed building.[2]
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Denomination | Church of England |
History | |
Dedication | St Mary the Virgin |
Administration | |
Diocese | Peterborough |
Parish | Morcott, Rutland |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | Christopher Armstrong[1] |
The Norman church[3] features a 'pancake' window on the west side of the tower, and a north arcade considered to be "the best example of Norman work in the area".[4] The chancel arch has a carving of two serpents swallowing each other's tails.[3] The nave is Norman[5] and the arcade columns are also carved.[6]
Other parts of the church date to rebuilding in the 14th century and from the Victorian Restoration.[6]
The pulpit is Jacobean.[5] There is a tomb to William de Overtoun[7] whose family were the Lords of the Manor. They lived at Morcott Hall, then called Overtoun Hall.[6][5]
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