St. Lawrence, Diddington, Huntingdonshire

Description

The church of St. Lawrence, built in the 14th century, probably on the foundations of an older church, dating from the 11th century, is a small edifice of brick and stone in the Early English and Perpendicular styles, consisting of chancel, clerestoried nave, aisles, south porch and an embattled western tower, with pinnacles, containing 3 bells: in the church are mural brasses, with effigies in heraldic costume and six Latin verses, to William Tayllard, ob. 1505, and Elizabeth (Anstye) his wife; on either side are shafts, enriched with figures of Our Lord, the Blessed Virgin, and various saints: there are other brasses to Alice (Wattes), widow of William Tayllard, ob. 1513, and three children, and also a figure of the Virgin and Child: the church affords 180 sittings.

Church Records

The register dates from the year 1688.