St. Mary's Church, Carisbrooke
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Coordinates: 50°41′31″N 01°18′49″W / 50.69194°N 1.31361°W
| St. Mary's Church, Carisbrooke | |
 St. Mary's Church, Carisbrooke
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| Denomination | Church of England |
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| Churchmanship | Broad Church |
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| Dedication | St. Mary |
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| Parish | Carisbrooke |
| Diocese | Portsmouth |
| Province | Canterbury |
St. Mary's Church, Carisbrooke is a parish church in the Church of England located in Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight.
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[edit] History
The church is medieval dating from the Norman period[1]. The tower contains a ring of 10 bells. The back 8 bells were cast in 1921 by Gillet and Johnston, Croydon and were made a ring of 10 in 2002 by the Whitchapel Bell Foundry.
[edit] Church status
The church is grouped with the Church of St. Nicholas in Castro, Carisbrooke.
[edit] Incumbents
Alexander Ross, prolific Scottish writer and controversialist, was vicar of Carisbrooke from 1634 until his death in 1654.
[edit] Burials
- Lady Wadham 1520
- Sir William Stephens 1697
[edit] Organ
The church has a two manual organ dating from 1908 by Bevington. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
[edit] List of organists
- John T. Read ca. 1912[2]
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[edit] References
- ^ The Buildings of England, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Nikolaus Pevsner
- ^ Dictionary of Organs and Organists, First Edition. 1912. p. 305
