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St Mary

St Mary

Bentworth

Hampshire

Late C12, early and late C13, restoration of 1849 and 1891

Architectural Features

The nave arcade (c1175) has 4 pointed Transitional arches, resting on Norman cylindrical columns with scalloped caps

The C13 chancel has 2 narrow lancets (c1200) on the north side, and 2 wider lancets (c1250) on each side of a priest's door on the south side, the triple lancets of the east window being framed (inside) in a hoodmould with dog-tooth ornament resting on slender jamb shafts with moulded caps

The C13 table-top font has cusped recesses on the sides and the tub support, and 4 separate corner shafts with moulded caps and base

the oak cover is a panelled pyramid with a ball finial, and fascia around the base with raised letters "I am given by Martha Hunt Anna 1605". There are several wall monuments