History of St Peter's - Forncett Info

A Brief History of St Peter’s Church, Forncett St Peter

Written by Ana Moskvina.

In Domesday Book, the estate of Forncett was the land of Roger Bigod and is said to have had two churches – identified as the present-day St Peter’s and St Mary’s , which are recorded as separate parish...

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The Incumbents

Written by Super User.

The advowson of Forncett [the right to present a nominee for the post of rector] was purchased in 1725 by Dr Rowland Hill, who bequeathed it to St John’s College, Cambridge, whose Fellows occupied...

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Drake Tomb - Forncett St Peter Church

Written by Administrator.

The Tomb in the North Aisle of St Peter's Church - to Thomas and Elizabeth Drake, 1485 Rosemary Izat, in her Historical Outline of the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Forncett St Peter, states that...

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Memorials inside St Peter

Written by Richard Ball.

There are a number of memorials inside the church. These take various forms; stained glass windows, a marble altar type tomb, large memorial slabs in the main nave aisle and wall mounted memorials.

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