St Mary's Church, Ware
St Mary's Church is a grade I listed parish church in Ware, Hertfordshire, England.[1]
| St Mary's Church, Ware | |
|---|---|
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  St Mary's Church, Ware Shown within Hertfordshire | |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | stmarysware |
| Specifications | |
| Number of towers | 1 |
| Number of spires | 1 (Hertfordshire spike) |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | St Albans (since 1877) |
| Province | Canterbury |
History
There has been a church on the site since the Norman Conquest. The Domesday Book mentions the presence of a priest at Ware,[2] and the existence of a church is confirmed by a reference in another document from the reign of William the Conqueror, a charter given to Hugh de Grandmesnil.[3]
Interior
The chancel, the oldest part of the present building, dates from the thirteenth century, when the church served the town and the monks of the Benedictine priory.
The church was restored in the nineteenth century by George Godwin.
Architecture
The building is faced in flint.
The tower is surmounted by a short spire of the type known as a "Hertfordshire spike" (see note1).[1]
People connected with the church
- Charles Chauncy, who served as vicar of the church in the reign of Charles I, emigrated to America where he became President of Harvard.
- In the 16th century the Fanshawe family acquired an estate at Ware, and members of the family were buried in the church: for example,
- Thomas Fanshawe (remembrancer of the exchequer)
- Sir Richard Fanshawe, a politician and writer who served as Charles II´s ambassador to Spain.
Notes
- 1.^ Flèche or short spire rising from a church-tower, its base concealed by a parapet, common in Herts., England. Pevsner, N., Cherry. "BoE, Hertfordshire". (1977)
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References
- Historic England. "Church of St Mary (1217410)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- Place name: Ware, Hertfordshire
- The charter gave permission to found an "alien priory" in Ware, a dependency of the Benedictine Abbey of St. Evroul in Normandy. - Alien house: Ware priory | British History Online.
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