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'''St Martin's Chapel, Chisbury''' is a mediaeval former chapel next to the [[manor house]] in the hamlet of [[Chisbury]], in the east of [[Wiltshire]], England. |
'''St Martin's Chapel, Chisbury''' is a mediaeval former chapel next to the [[manor house]] in the hamlet of [[Chisbury]], in [[Little Bedwyn]] parish in the east of [[Wiltshire]], England. |
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The chapel was built in the early part of the 13th century,<ref name="Crowley>"{{cite web|website=British History Online|title=Victoria County History: Wiltshire: Vol 16 pp50-69 – Little Bedwyn|editor-first=D.A.|editor-last=Crowley|author-first1=A P|author-last1=Baggs|author-first2=J|author-last2=Freeman|author-first3=C|author-last3=Smith|author-first4=J H|author-last4=Stevenson|author-first5=E|author-last5=Williamson|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/wilts/vol16/pp50-69|publisher=University of London|date=1999|accessdate=27 December 2016}}</ref> on the edge of Chisbury Camp, an [[British Iron Age|Iron Age]] [[hillfort]].<ref name="sched">{{National Heritage List for England|num=1013400|desc=Chisbury Camp and St Martin's Chapel|access-date=27 December 2016}}</ref> There are written records of it from 1246 onwards and its surviving architecture is contemporary with that period.<ref name=Crowley/> The walls are faced with flint. The windows have the remains of good-quality [[English Gothic architecture#Decorated Gothic|Decorated Gothic]] tracery that suggests they were added in the latter part of the 13th century.<ref name=Crowley/><ref name=Pevsner>{{cite book |last1=Pevsner |first1=Nikolaus |authorlink1=Nikolaus Pevsner |last2=Cherry |first2=Bridget (revision) |series=[[Pevsner Architectural Guides#Buildings of England|The Buildings of England]] |title=Wiltshire |origyear=1963 |year=1975 |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |location=Harmondsworth |isbn=0 14 071026 4 |page=174}}</ref> By 1496, the chapel was dedicated to [[Martin of Tours|St Martin]].<ref name="Crowley" /> |
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Because Chisbury manor was linked to [[Froxfield]] church, the rector of Froxfield received the [[Tithe|tithes]] from Chisbury; sometime before 1246 he assigned this income to [[St Denys Priory]], Southampton. However, Chisbury was within [[Great Bedwyn]] parish, and from 1247 the chapel was treated as dependent on [[St Mary's Church, Great Bedwyn|St Mary's church]] at Great Bedwyn, although the priory continued to receive the tithes and appoint chaplains.<ref name="Crowley" /> Between 1496 and 1518 St. Martin's lacked a priest, but it was served again from then until 1547.<ref name=Crowley/> Thereafter |
Because Chisbury manor was linked to [[Froxfield]] church, the rector of Froxfield received the [[Tithe|tithes]] from Chisbury; sometime before 1246 he assigned this income to [[St Denys Priory]], Southampton. However, Chisbury was within [[Great Bedwyn]] parish, and from 1247 the chapel was treated as dependent on [[St Mary's Church, Great Bedwyn|St Mary's church]] at Great Bedwyn, although the priory continued to receive the tithes and appoint chaplains.<ref name="Crowley" /> Between 1496 and 1518 St. Martin's lacked a priest, but it was served again from then until 1547.<ref name=Crowley/> Thereafter, the building lapsed from use for worship and was re-used as a barn.<ref name=Crowley/> It was re-roofed with [[thatch]] in the 19th century. |
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The hillfort, including the chapel, was designated as a [[scheduled ancient monument]] in 1925.<ref name="sched" /> The chapel is in the guardianship of [[English Heritage]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Chisbury Chapel|url=http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/chisbury-chapel/|publisher=English Heritage|access-date=6 December 2015}}</ref> |
The hillfort, including the chapel, was designated as a [[scheduled ancient monument]] in 1925.<ref name="sched" /> The chapel is in the guardianship of [[English Heritage]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Chisbury Chapel|url=http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/chisbury-chapel/|publisher=English Heritage|access-date=6 December 2015}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:08, 13 October 2023
St Martin's Chapel, Chisbury is a mediaeval former chapel next to the manor house in the hamlet of Chisbury, in Little Bedwyn parish in the east of Wiltshire, England.
The chapel was built in the early part of the 13th century,[1] on the edge of Chisbury Camp, an Iron Age hillfort.[2] There are written records of it from 1246 onwards and its surviving architecture is contemporary with that period.[1] The walls are faced with flint. The windows have the remains of good-quality Decorated Gothic tracery that suggests they were added in the latter part of the 13th century.[1][3] By 1496, the chapel was dedicated to St Martin.[1]
Because Chisbury manor was linked to Froxfield church, the rector of Froxfield received the tithes from Chisbury; sometime before 1246 he assigned this income to St Denys Priory, Southampton. However, Chisbury was within Great Bedwyn parish, and from 1247 the chapel was treated as dependent on St Mary's church at Great Bedwyn, although the priory continued to receive the tithes and appoint chaplains.[1] Between 1496 and 1518 St. Martin's lacked a priest, but it was served again from then until 1547.[1] Thereafter, the building lapsed from use for worship and was re-used as a barn.[1] It was re-roofed with thatch in the 19th century.
The hillfort, including the chapel, was designated as a scheduled ancient monument in 1925.[2] The chapel is in the guardianship of English Heritage.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Baggs, A P; Freeman, J; Smith, C; Stevenson, J H; Williamson, E (1999). Crowley, D.A. (ed.). "Victoria County History: Wiltshire: Vol 16 pp50-69 – Little Bedwyn". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Chisbury Camp and St Martin's Chapel (1013400)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (revision) (1975) [1963]. Wiltshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 174. ISBN 0 14 071026 4.
- ^ "Chisbury Chapel". English Heritage. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
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