Church of St John and St Giles, Great... © Bikeboy

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TL6025 : Church of St John and St Giles, Great Easton

Church of St John and St Giles, Great Easton

Most of the church dates from the C12 and C13 although the tower was added in C19.

Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Village, Rural settlement Religious sites Place: Great Easton Primary Subject: Church other tags: Essex Church Twelfth Century Click a tag, to view other nearby images.

This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · St John St Giles Church [9] Title Clusters: · Church of St John and St Giles, Great Easton [2] ·

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Grid Square: TL6025, 63 images (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer: Bikeboy (more nearby)
Date Taken: Sunday, 15 February, 2015 (more nearby)
Submitted: Tuesday, 17 February, 2015
Subject Location: OSGB36: TL 6075 2545 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:54.2640N 0:20.1164E
Camera Location: OSGB36: TL 6073 2546
View Direction: East-southeast (about 112 degrees)

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TL6025 : Church of St John and St Giles, Great Easton TL6025 : Church sign: St John & St Giles Church, Great Easton

Jiles or Giles?

The listed building citation for Great Easton church gives the dedication as "St John and St Jiles" but the church itself (on its own website and notice board) uses the more conventional spelling of the saint's name - Giles - as do most other authorities including the Pevsner guides (1954, revised 1967 and 2007) and Simon Knott's Essex Churches site. Is there some historic curiosity behind the unusual spelling, or did somebody just make a slip of the finger?

Posted by Tiger on Sat, 3 Oct 2015 (0 comments)