Listed Building record MDO13893 - Parish church of St Mary, Iwerne Courtney or Shroton

The chancel is of fourteenth century origin and the West Tower is fifteenth century. The chancel was remodelled and the tower altered in the seventeenth century; the nave, north aisle and south chapel were also all built 1610 by Sir Thomas Freke, the nave presumably replacing an earlier one. The south aisle and south porch are of 1871, and the interior of the church and chancel was remodelled in 1872. The vestry is twentieth century. The church is partly of squared and coursed rubble and partly of ashlar: the roofs were previously stone-slated but were tiled in the twentieth century. The record for this monument has been enhanced with support from Wessex Water.

(ST 86001242) St. Mary's Church (NAT). <1> The Parish Church of St. Mary stands near the S. end of Iwerne Courtney village. The walls are partly of squared and coursed rubble and partly of ashlar; the roofs were stone-slated until recently but are now tiled. The Chancel is of 14th century origin but was extensively remodelled in the 17th century; the West Tower is of the 15th century with 17th century alterations. The Nave, North Aisle and South Chapel were built in 1610 by Sir Thomas Freke (Coker, 103, and epitaph on Freke monument; see Hutchins IV, 99), the nave presumably replacing an earlier one. The South Aisle and South Porch were built in 1871, and the interior of the chancel was remodelled in 1872. The Vestry to the N. of the tower is modern. The church illustrates the continuation of mediaeval architectural forms in the 17th century and it also contains a very noteworthy Renaissance oak screen, of the early 17th century, and an important well monument of 1654. <2> Church of St Mary. Grade I. The stem and bowl of the font is late C12th, but the bowl's interior has been retooled. <3, 4>

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