St Mary Church in Monnington
St Mary's comprises of a 15th century west tower, which has very large battlements with cruciform arrow slits. The rest of the church was rebuilt for Uvedale Tomkyns in 1679 and consists of, chancel nave and north porch, all of which are complete in structure and furnishings. Original church was 13th century, but it was rebuilt in 1679 by Evedfale Tomkins and his wife Mary. (Evedfale's grandfather, James Tomkins was an MP for Leominster in 1623, but was hanged in 1643 for raising an army for the King against Parliament. Like a great many Herefordshire villages, Monnington was staunchly Royalist, and the huge Royal Stuart Arms inside this church bear witness to that fact. Prominant names include Perrott, Skyrme, Williams, Tomkins
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Location: St Mary Church, Monnington-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR4 7NL
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