Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire

Sawbridgeworth is a large parish of about 6,638 acres in extent, divided from the county of Essex on the south and east by the River Stort. The ground reaches an altitude of about 300 ft. in the north, sloping down towards the valley of the Rib on the south and east. From the main road here a view is obtained over the river into Essex. The chief crops are wheat, barley and beans, about half the area consisting of arable land.

The church is built of flint rubble with stone dressings, the chancel walls being coated with cement; the roofs are covered with lead. It is probable that the main part of the chancel, nave and lower stage of the tower were built in the 13th century; the north and south aisles and the south chapel were added early in the 14th century.
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St. Mary the Great, Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire

The church is built of flint rubble with stone dressings, the chancel walls being coated with cement; the roofs are covered with lead. It is probable that the main part of the chancel, nave and lower stage of the tower were built in the 13th century; the north and south aisles and the south chapel were added early in the 14th century.
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Citations

  1. [S581] William Page A History of the County of Hertford: Volume 3 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43625