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'''Great Eversden''' is a [[village]] south-west of [[Cambridgeshire]], [[England]]. The village is separated from [[Little Eversden]] by the [[ |
'''Great Eversden''' is a [[village]] south-west of [[Cambridgeshire]], [[England]]. The village is separated from [[Little Eversden]] by the [[Prime Meridian]]. |
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Great Eversden is a small village of about 85 houses. It broadly takes the shape of a cross, with the [[Haslingfield]] to [[Kingston, Cambridgeshire|Kingston]] road forming the East and West arms (called Church Street and the High Street), and the no-through-roads of Chapel Road and [[Wimpole Road]] forming the North and South arms. |
Great Eversden is a small village of about 85 houses. It broadly takes the shape of a cross, with the [[Haslingfield]] to [[Kingston, Cambridgeshire|Kingston]] road forming the East and West arms (called Church Street and the High Street), and the no-through-roads of Chapel Road and [[Wimpole Road]] forming the North and South arms. |
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==St Mary's Church== |
==St Mary's Church== |
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There has been a church at Great Eversden since at least 1092, however this church was replaced in the 13th century. The 13th century church was |
There has been a church at Great Eversden since at least 1092, however this church was replaced in the 13th century. The 13th century church was razed to the ground in the mid 15th century when it was struck by lightning. |
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The current church was completed in 1470, and includes two [[misericord]]s built at this time. It is worth noting that one of the misericords shows the family crest of the Beauchamp family (a fess between six cross crosslets) which may indicate that the family paid for much of the church, or that the misericords were installed for canons to pray for the dead of that family. |
The current church was completed in 1470, and includes two [[misericord]]s built at this time. It is worth noting that one of the misericords shows the family crest of the Beauchamp family (a fess between six cross crosslets) which may indicate that the family paid for much of the church, or that the misericords were installed for canons to pray for the dead of that family. |
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| OS grid reference | TL356539 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Great Eversden is a village south-west of Cambridgeshire, England. The village is separated from Little Eversden by the Prime Meridian.
Great Eversden is a small village of about 85 houses. It broadly takes the shape of a cross, with the Haslingfield to Kingston road forming the East and West arms (called Church Street and the High Street), and the no-through-roads of Chapel Road and Wimpole Road forming the North and South arms.
The village contains an Indian restaurant, The Hoops, which for a short while was a Chinese restaurant. Prior to this the Hoops was the local Pub. The Post Office closed in 2004 and the nearest shops are now in Little Eversden and Haslingfield. The churches in Great and Little Eversden hold services on alternate Sundays.
St Mary's Church
There has been a church at Great Eversden since at least 1092, however this church was replaced in the 13th century. The 13th century church was razed to the ground in the mid 15th century when it was struck by lightning.
The current church was completed in 1470, and includes two misericords built at this time. It is worth noting that one of the misericords shows the family crest of the Beauchamp family (a fess between six cross crosslets) which may indicate that the family paid for much of the church, or that the misericords were installed for canons to pray for the dead of that family.
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