The Holy Trinity, Penn, Buckinghamshire

Description

The church of the Holy Trinity is an ancient edifice of brick and flint with stone quoins, in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, nave of three bays, south aisle, north and south porches and a low but massive western tower in the Perpendicular style, containing a clock and 6 bells: the nave roof is Decorated: in tbe church are numerous monuments to the Penn and Curzon families, including one to Esther (Hanmer), first wife of Assheton, first Baron and Viscount Curzon, d. 21st July, 1764, and to Lady Dorothy (Grosvenor), his second wife, d. 24 Feb. 1774; and another monument, by Chantrey, to the Hon. Penn Assheton Curzon M.P. for Leominster and Leicester, d. 3 September, 1797: brasses with effigies to John Penn, 1596, and Ursula, his wife: William Penn, 1638, and Martha, his wife, 1635: John Penn, 1641, and Sarah, his wife: and others to Susan, wife of Sir Henry Drury, 1640, and to Elizabeth Rok, with effigy in a shroud: in the nave is a slab inscribed to Roger Penn, 1731, and one to William Penn, an infant: there is also a memorial to the Rev. Roger Mather, 11 years vicar; and below the church is the vault of the Penn family: there are 300 sittings. In the churchyard are several grand old yew trees.

Church Records

The parish register dates from the year 1560.