St John the Baptist Church - Keyston, Cambridgeshire, UK
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Dragontree
N 52° 22.023 W 000° 28.073
30U E 672391 N 5804881
This church lies in the tiny village of Keyston, Cambridgeshire. This used to be Huntingdonshire until it was merged into one county with Cambridgeshire.
Waymark Code: WM3264
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/28/2008
Views: 17
The village church of St John the Baptist dates from the 13th century, with the present nave and aisles having been built in around 1250. The chancel followed in around 1280 and the tower in around 1300. The church is renowned for its oaken cadaver, a memorial consisting of a wooden skeleton, taken from a fifteenth-century tomb.
Unfortunately the church was locked when we visited and we didn't have time to obtain the key but there are fantastic stained glass windows noticeable from the outside, perhaps the next visitor can waymark these?
Church Name: St John the Baptist
Church In Use (even only just occassionally): yes
Date Church Built: 13th Century
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Visit Instructions:
Photo required...prefer photo with church and sign showing church name...if both in one photo terrific.
Pictures required:
1. Church picture
2. Church sign (schedule sign with Church name on it &/or gate with Church name, etc).