Church of Saint Mary at Hitchin by Lucy Sugden Weaving Artist
Church of Saint Mary at Hitchin
St Mary’s Church at Hitchin is a medieval parish church dating from the 12th century but largely 14th and 15th century.- Nave, chancel, aisles, west steeple, south and north porches.
Interior retains carved woodwork of 14th and 15th century, fine tombs and wall monuments.
Created: 28 May 2021 Edited: 29 November 2023
Church of Saint Mary at Hitchin
Local History around Church of Saint Mary at Hitchin
There are some historic monuments around including:
Moated site and associated enclosure at Rectory FarmSt Thomas's ChapelSlight univallate hillfort on Wilbury HillTwo bowl barrows 500m south of Fearnhill SchoolRoman villa (site of) 330yds (300m) N of NinespringsToot Hill motte and bailey castle and shrunken medieval village at PirtonAnglo-Saxon settlement, and probable prehistoric ring ditches, west of Pirton villageGreat Wymondley Castle: a motte and bailey castle and associated manorial enclosure 20m east of St Mary's Church, Great WymondleyMinsden ChapelWymondley Priory, barn, moat, associated earthworks, enclosures, platforms, hollow-way and conduit head.
