St. Michael & All Angels Churchyard
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St. Michael & All Angels Churchyard

Thornton, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England

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    Coordinates: 52.01944, -0.90552
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The first church on the site was built in 1219, but the present building dates from the first half of the 14th century. Under the north chapel was the burial vault of the Tyrell baronets of Thornton. The north aisle was demolished in 1620. Between 1780 and 1800 the church was re-ordered. During the 20th century the church ceased to be a parish church and by the 1990s it was in a neglected condition. The church was vested in the Churches Conservation Trust on 1 April 1993 and volunteers from the Wolverton and District Archaeological Society cleaned the church and its monuments. The church stands in the grounds of the former Thornton Hall which was purchased by a religious order but is now a girls school. The graveyard contains many nun's burials.

The first church on the site was built in 1219, but the present building dates from the first half of the 14th century. Under the north chapel was the burial vault of the Tyrell baronets of Thornton. The north aisle was demolished in 1620. Between 1780 and 1800 the church was re-ordered. During the 20th century the church ceased to be a parish church and by the 1990s it was in a neglected condition. The church was vested in the Churches Conservation Trust on 1 April 1993 and volunteers from the Wolverton and District Archaeological Society cleaned the church and its monuments. The church stands in the grounds of the former Thornton Hall which was purchased by a religious order but is now a girls school. The graveyard contains many nun's burials.

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  • Added: 4 Jun 2016
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2614269