St Swithun's Church, Nately Scures

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St Swithun's Church is the smallest ancient Church of England parish church in the English county of Hampshire. Newnham and Nately Scures are part of the Anglican United Parish which includes: Greywell, Mapledurwell and Up Nately, which in turn are covenanted with a further seven churches in the area.

Nately Scures Parish Church
St Swithun Nately Scures
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DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipBroad church
History
DedicationSt Swithun
Architecture
StyleNorman
Administration
ProvinceHampshire
DioceseWinchester
ParishAnglican United Parish
Clergy
Priest(s)Reverend Jane Leese
Laity
Churchwarden(s)Mrs Monica Wardrop and Mrs Gillian Rendall

History

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St Swithun's from the south west

The Church was built of flint and rubble around 1175. It is considered to be the best largely unspoilt example of a Norman single-cell apsidal church in England. There are only four examples remaining in the UK. A gallery was installed in 1591 and rebuilt together with the roof in 1786. Binstead stone forms the door and window dressings.

Services

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Services normally take place in each of the churches within the United Parish including St Swithun's twice per month. The church is never locked by day.

Burials

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51°16′19″N 1°00′09″W / 51.272°N 1.0025°W / 51.272; -1.0025