St. Peter and Paul Churchyard
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St. Peter and Paul Churchyard

Wantage, Vale of White Horse District, Oxfordshire, England

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    Coordinates: 51.58869, -1.42850
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There was a church in Wantage at least as early as 950 A.D., when it is mentioned in the will of a Saxon noblewoman. The extremely large and imposing church we see today dates to the 13th century, with much remodelling over the following two centuries, and heavy remodelling in the Victorian period, when a large east window was added.


The sheer size of the church is testament to the importance of Wantage as a market town and focal point for the Vale of White Horse. The church is cruciform in design, with a large central tower and large transepts to the north and south. On a crossing pillar is a life-sized memorial brass to Sir Ivo FitzWarin (d. 1414). FitzWarin was a famous soldier in the wars with France, but he is best-remembered as the father-in-law of Dick Whittington, three times Lord Mayor of London.


In the chancel is an effigy of Sir William FitzWarin, Le Frère, Sir Ivo's father, who died in 1361, with his wife Amice. The elder FitzWarin fought at the battles of Crecy and Poitiers, was lord of Wantage Manor, and was the first Knight of the Order of the Garter to be named after the founding members.



There was a church in Wantage at least as early as 950 A.D., when it is mentioned in the will of a Saxon noblewoman. The extremely large and imposing church we see today dates to the 13th century, with much remodelling over the following two centuries, and heavy remodelling in the Victorian period, when a large east window was added.


The sheer size of the church is testament to the importance of Wantage as a market town and focal point for the Vale of White Horse. The church is cruciform in design, with a large central tower and large transepts to the north and south. On a crossing pillar is a life-sized memorial brass to Sir Ivo FitzWarin (d. 1414). FitzWarin was a famous soldier in the wars with France, but he is best-remembered as the father-in-law of Dick Whittington, three times Lord Mayor of London.


In the chancel is an effigy of Sir William FitzWarin, Le Frère, Sir Ivo's father, who died in 1361, with his wife Amice. The elder FitzWarin fought at the battles of Crecy and Poitiers, was lord of Wantage Manor, and was the first Knight of the Order of the Garter to be named after the founding members.



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  • Added: 20 Mar 2013
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2489305