Long Newton St Mary

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Long Newton St Mary

[Population 1911: 325]

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The Church, dedicated to St. Mary, was rebuilt in 1806, and consists of a nave and chancel, without transepts or tower. The eastern window is divided into three compartments, and filled with stained glass: in the centre is a figure of Our Saviour, and on each side are representations of the Nativity and the baptism of St. John. In the middle window on the south side of the nave, are two highly finished representations of Sts. Peter and Paul, introduced, at the expense of the rector, in memory of Bishop Van Mildert. The church is the family burial place of the Vanes, and contains several monuments to their memory. The last person interred in the family vault within the altar rails, was the late marquis, whose remains were deposited in their last resting place, the 16th March, 1854. There was formerly a chantry in this church, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin; but when or by whom founded does not appear. The parish register commences in 1564. The living is a rectory, in the deanery of Stanhope, valued in the Liber Regis at £20; gross income, £634. Patron - the Bishop of Durham: rector - the Rev. Thomas H. Dyke. [Whellan's History, Topography and Directory of Durham (and Newcastle) (1856), page 552.]

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