Church of St Martin, Barcheston
St Martin's Church was originally built during the Medieval period. Alterations were made to the building during the Post Medieval period. The church is located in Barcheston.
1 Chancel, nave, N aisle with a tower W of it, S aisle-chapel,and S porch to its W. Nave and chancel date from c1190-1200, but there was probably an earlier nave on the site. N aisle added c1220; a blocked round-headed doorway in the E wall indicates that it replaced some sort of transept or chapel. The aisle and arcade were reconstructed later when the NW tower was built. The N and W walls of the tower were in turn rebuilt in the 15th century, probably owing to weakness; a large W buttress was added in the 16th century, and the tower still has a considerable lean to the W. The chancel E and S walls may have been more or less rebuilt in the 15th century re-using older material, and its N wall was rebuilt (refaced?) in the 18th century. S porch probably 14th century. S chapel early 16th century, perhaps built by William Willington (d1555), whose large alabaster tomb occupies the most important position in it; there are other memorials of the 16th century and 17th century in the chapel also. Early 14th century font. All the roofs are modern.
2 Plan of the church.
3 Photographs of the exterior and of the tomb of William and Anne Willington.
7 Noted by Ordnance Survey.
8 Church leaflet.
- For the sources of these notes, see the
- Timetrail record
- produced by the Historic Environment Record.
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