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The beheading of saint John the Baptist
Doddington church is dedicated to the Decollation (beheading) of St John the Baptist. The dedication is one of the rarest in England, shared only with Trimmingham on the East Norfolk coast. It is likely that a church stood at Doddington in Saxon times. There is a quoin built of tufa in the north wall of the chancel. This calcareous stone was a characteristic of kentish building in Saxon and early Norman times. The church is mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1086. Photo © Jeremy Sage
Image dimensions: 4787 x 3377 pixels
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The beheading of saint John the Baptist
Doddington church is dedicated to the Decollation (beheading) of St John the Baptist. The dedication is one of the rarest in England, shared only with Trimmingham on the East Norfolk coast. It is likely that a church stood at Doddington in Saxon times. There is a quoin built of tufa in the north wall of the chancel. This calcareous stone was a characteristic of kentish building in Saxon and early Norman times. The church is mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1086. Photo © Jeremy Sage
Image dimensions: 4787 x 3377 pixels