Church of St. Mary (Fairford, England)

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Name (Latin)
Church of St. Mary (Fairford, England)
Other forms of name
Church of Saint Mary (Fairford, England)
Church of St. Mary the Virgin (Fairford, England)
Fairford Church (Fairford, England)
Fairford Parish Church (Fairford, England)
Parish Church of Fairford (Fairford, England)
St. Mary at Fairford in Gloucestershire (Church)
St. Mary's Church (Fairford, England)
Coordinates
-1.78209 -1.78209 51.7091 51.7091 (gooearth )
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 191743316
Wikidata: Q17525521
Library of congress: n 86104952
Sources of Information
  • Wayment, H. The stained glass of the Church of St. Mary, Fairford, Gloucestershire, 1984:p. 1, etc. (dedicated, St. Mary at Fairford in Gloucestershire; Fairford Church; Church of St. Mary the Virgin)
  • A description of the painted glass in the window of the Parish Church of Fairford in Gloucestershire, 1716.
  • BM cat.(Fairford Church)
  • St. Mary's Church, Fairford, Gloucestershire, c1990
  • Life, death and art, 1997:t.p. (Fairford Parish Church) pref. (Fairford Church) p. 30 (St. Mary's Church)
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Wikipedia description:

St Mary's Church is a Church of England church in Fairford, Gloucestershire, England. It is notable for its complete set of 28 medieval stained-glass windows, one of the best-preserved in England. Part of the tower dates from the early 15th century. The church was rebuilt at the end of the 15th century by John Tame (c.1430–1500), a wealthy local wool merchant. It is a Grade I listed building in the Perpendicular style.

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