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St Eadburgha's Church Broadway

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St Eadburgha's Church Broadway
St Eadburgha's Church Broadway
St Eadburgha's Church Broadway
St Eadburgha's Church Broadway
St Eadburgha's Church Broadway
St Eadburgha's Church Broadway
St Eadburgha's Church Broadway
St Eadburgha's Church Broadway
St Eadburgha's Church Broadway
St Eadburgha's Church Broadway
St Eadburgha's Church Broadway
St Eadburgha's Church Broadway
St Eadburgha's Church Broadway
St Eadburgha's Church Broadway
St Eadburgha's Church Broadway
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Broadway, England

The Church of St Aldhelm and St Eadburgha in Broadway, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century, and has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building.The dedication is unusual. St Aldhelm , was Abbot of Malmesbury Abbey, Bishop of Sherborne, Latin poet and Anglo-Saxon literature scholar, was born before the middle of the 7th century. St Eadburgha may be an alternative spelling of St Edburga an English saint from the 7th century. A daughter of King Penda of Mercia, Edburga was a nun for most of her life. The church's isolated position away from the village is thought to be because of an outbreak of the plague.The churchyard cross is also from the 13th century.The church also still houses the original wooden bier used at funerals over a century ago.
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