St Wendreda's Church: Tour

Heritage Open Day: St Wendreda's Church is the only Grade I listed building in the town. Almost certainly the current church is built on the site of an earlier Saxon timber church. Wendreda was a daughter of the Saxon King Anna and, in the 7th century, established a mission on the site to minister to the poor and needy. The church was enlarged in the 1340s to house the shrine of the relics of St Wendreda, translated from Canterbury Cathedral in 1343, and became a place of pilgrimage. The g

Thu 11 Sep:Tours 1100 & 1400. Fri 12 Sep:Tours 1100 & 1400. Sat 13 Sep:Tour 1400. Free Entry. For more information and last-minute updates, please visit the Heritage Open Days website

Wimblington Road, March, Cambridgeshire PE15 9QW

Thu 11 Sep to Sat 13 Sep 2014

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