St Margaret, Chippenham (RGL2025)

St Margaret of Antioch, Chippenham

History of St Margaret of Antioch

Listed Building

Parish church. Chancel and part of south-east nave wall C12. North-west aisle, and Lady Chapel with altar recess and original fresco C13. Nave arcades C13. The C15 fabric dates from a fire in 1447. Prior Robert Botyll, a Knight’s Hospitaller, whose armorial shield was depicted on the fresco of St Michael in the Lady Chapel, was perhaps the benefactor. The aisles were rebuilt and refenestrated, the clerestory, roofs, and tower are C15.

Seven tombstones in line, north of tower of Parish Church of St Margaret

Memorial C20 of octagonal shafted cross on square base, with inset bronze plaques with names of the war dead, raised on stepped plinth.

Coping to C13 tomb said to be of one of the Knights Hospitallers. Traceried decoration just visible. Sited to north-east of church porch. (Historic England)