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St Mary's Church, Chitterne
There used to be two medieval churches in Chitterne, at opposite ends of the village - All Saints, and St Mary's. The original All Saints Church has disappeared, but St Mary's survives in part - that part being the chancel. Not a great deal to see, but the south windows are rather pretty, depressed two-light Perpendicular windows in a square headed frame. Leaving Chitterne we espied a large modern-looking village not on the map. When it was built there was a flurry of enquiries to local estate agents from people wanting to live there... It is in fact a replica East German village, built for training purposes for the British army who occupy large tracts of Salisbury Plain for military manoeuvres! (Commentary provided by Phil Draper) |
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[Created 5 Apr 2006. Last updated 7 Nov 2007 - 08:40 by Rosemary Lockie]