St Mary the Virgin Church, Langley explained

St Mary the Virgin Church, Langley
Pushpin Map:Berkshire
Map Caption:Location in Berkshire
Coordinates:51.5057°N -0.5534°W
Location:Langley
Country:England
Denomination:Church of England
Website:http://langleymarish.com/stmary/
Founded Date:c.1150
Dedication:St Mary
Functional Status:Active
Heritage Designation:Grade I
Diocese:Oxford

St Mary the Virgin Church is a Church of England parish church in the village of Langley in the borough of Slough and the county of Berkshire in England. It is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin, and is in the diocese of Oxford. The church dates from about 1150 and is a Grade I listed building[1] [2]

The church houses the Kedermister Library, given by Sir John Kedermister (or Kederminster), who also endowed the surviving almshouses of 1617 in the village.[3]

The churchyard is the resting place of Charles Morice (1775–1815), who was killed at the Battle of Waterloo[4] and of the celebrated British war artist Paul Nash (1889–1946).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Langley Marish. (Grade I Listing) . Slough Museum . 26 April 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080704191421/http://www.sloughmuseum.co.uk/st_maries_langley.htm . 4 July 2008 .
  2. Web site: Tour of St. Mary’s Church . Parish of Langley Marish . 28 October 2013.
  3. Web site: Kedermister Library . Parish of Langley Marish . 28 October 2013.
  4. Book: Janet. Bromley. David. Bromley. Wellington's Men Remembered Volume 2: A Register of Memorials to Soldiers who Fought in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo- Volume II: M to Z. 2015. Pen and Sword. 978-1-4738-5768-1. 97.