St. John the Baptist, Lee, Buckinghamshire

Description

The church of St. John the Baptist, erected in 1869, is a small edifice of brick in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, nave, transepts, vestry, south porch and a western bell gable containing one bell inscribed, Michael de Wymbis me fecit, and probably of the 13th century: during 1910-11 the church was enlarged by the extension of the chancel, the addition of two transepts, a baptistery and vestry: new choir stalls were added and the east wall and chancel panelled in oak: there are 200 sittings: in the churchyard, which was extended by a gift of land from the patron, is a very large and ancient yew tree.

Church Records

The parish registers date from the year 1678.