Benwick Cemetery
Benwick, Fenland District, Cambridgeshire, England
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The cemetery belongs to the Parish Council, and adjoins the site of the demolished St. Mary's Churchyard.
The settlement's name is derived from the Old English bean or beam, and wic, meaning "farm where beans are grown" or "farm by a tree-trunk." Benwick's High Street is built on a roddon; the silt banks of the old West Water river.
The earliest records of village refer to a garrison built in Benwick by Geoffrey de Mandeville in 1143.
Records exist of an early Chapel to St James, where an indulgence for repairs was granted in 1518 whilst the earliest recorded church was built around 1637 but unconsecrated.
The Parish Church of St Mary's was started in 1850 and opened in 1854 on the site of the earlier unconsecrated church. St Mary's was built of Norfolk carr stone with Caen stone facings. The tower contained two bells and a clock was added in 1871. In 1966 the tower was removed and the clock loaned to March Museum. Over time the church moved more and was condemned. The last service was held in 1980 and in 1985 the church was demolished.
A Wesleyan Methodist Chapel was built in 1833 but fell into disuse in 2006 and was subsequently sold and demolished.
A Baptist chapel was first built in 1818 on land endowed from Gideon Gascoigne; at first just a preaching place as the church was not formed until 1858. The chapel was whitewashed and thatched but in 1873 was recorded as being in a dilapidated state. A new chapel opened in 1874. The chapel was demolished in 1963.
The cemetery belongs to the Parish Council, and adjoins the site of the demolished St. Mary's Churchyard.
The settlement's name is derived from the Old English bean or beam, and wic, meaning "farm where beans are grown" or "farm by a tree-trunk." Benwick's High Street is built on a roddon; the silt banks of the old West Water river.
The earliest records of village refer to a garrison built in Benwick by Geoffrey de Mandeville in 1143.
Records exist of an early Chapel to St James, where an indulgence for repairs was granted in 1518 whilst the earliest recorded church was built around 1637 but unconsecrated.
The Parish Church of St Mary's was started in 1850 and opened in 1854 on the site of the earlier unconsecrated church. St Mary's was built of Norfolk carr stone with Caen stone facings. The tower contained two bells and a clock was added in 1871. In 1966 the tower was removed and the clock loaned to March Museum. Over time the church moved more and was condemned. The last service was held in 1980 and in 1985 the church was demolished.
A Wesleyan Methodist Chapel was built in 1833 but fell into disuse in 2006 and was subsequently sold and demolished.
A Baptist chapel was first built in 1818 on land endowed from Gideon Gascoigne; at first just a preaching place as the church was not formed until 1858. The chapel was whitewashed and thatched but in 1873 was recorded as being in a dilapidated state. A new chapel opened in 1874. The chapel was demolished in 1963.
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- Added: 4 Jun 2016
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2614308
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