Herefordshire Past » prestononwye-churches https://herefordshirepast.co.uk Everything you wanted to know about Herefordshire's Past Wed, 07 Aug 2024 18:06:05 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 St. Lawrence Church – Preston on Wye https://herefordshirepast.co.uk/churches/st-lawrence-church-preston-on-wye/ https://herefordshirepast.co.uk/churches/st-lawrence-church-preston-on-wye/#comments Sat, 04 Jul 2015 18:16:25 +0000 http://herefordshirepast.co.uk/?p=1960 The 13th century church of St. Lawrence at Preston on Wye was restored in 1625, and then more comprehensively in 1883

 

Preston on Wye - Herefordshire - St. Laurence - exterior

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preston on Wye - Herefordshire - St. Laurence - interior

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Font

The bowl of the font at St. Lawrence is fairly modern, but the stem and base are old.

 

 

 

Preston on Wye - Herefordshire - St. Laurence - font

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Memorials

 

Alice Elliott, wife of Samuel, born 18th February 1747 and died 19th May 1812. Also Samuel born 13th October 1741 and died 30th December 1814

 

 

 

Preston on Wye - Herefordshire - St. Laurence - wall plaque

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is a monument to Sarah Hosier, wife of Andrew Carwardine, 1707. The Carwardine family were especially important in the Preston on Wye area, and lived at Preston Court, the manor house at the time, but they also owned farms at Madley

 

 

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