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Pencil drawing of an ornate wooden screen with trefoil arches and floral carvings, featuring two small architectural details.

Comberton church, c 1885, by Henry Moule (MoC8/147/51)

St Mary, Comberton

History of St Mary

Listed Building:

Parish Church. Part of chancel late C13, nave early C14 and C15 or early C16, and west tower C14. Restored C19, particularly the chancel.

A stone church with a square crenellated tower and a long nave, surrounded by grass with a footpath leading toward the entrance.

St Mary Comberton (RGL2026)

A stone church with a crenellated tower and arched windows stands behind a pebble-dashed wall and several historic tombstones.

St Mary Comberton (RGL2026)

Stone church with a tall crenellated tower and a nave featuring arched windows, surrounded by gravestones in a grassy yard.

St Mary Comberton (RGL2026)

Interior view of St Mary’s church with wooden pews facing a central aisle leading to a stone archway and ornate screen.

St Mary Comberton (RGL2026)

Elaborate dark wooden screen with gothic tracery standing in front of a church chancel with stained glass windows and altar.

St Mary Comberton (RGL2026)

A monochrome drawing of the William III Royal Arms featuring a central heraldic shield flanked by a lion and a unicorn.

Comberton church, William III Royal Arms (RCHM)

A square wooden carving of the Royal Coat of Arms featuring a lion and a unicorn supporting a shield with the motto below.

St Mary Comberton (RGL2026)

Black and white close-up of a carved wooden bench finial featuring a mythical creature with shaggy fur and a beastly head.

Comberton church, bench finial, late medieval (RCHM)

Dark, carved wooden figure of a lion standing upright on a decorative plinth while holding a shield with initials in its paws.

St Mary Comberton (RGL2026)

A detailed wooden carving of an angel with short hair and wings, holding a plaque featuring the letters G and R in relief.

St Mary Comberton (RGL2026)

Dark wood carving of a winged angel with wavy hair holding a shield featuring carved symbols, set against a blurred background.

St Mary Comberton (RGL2026)

Close-up of a weathered, dark wooden carving featuring textured, scale-like patterns and a central vertical crack.

St Mary Comberton (RGL2026)

Two dark, worn wooden bench ends carved with stylized letters or symbols, standing side-by-side in a church interior.

St Mary Comberton (RGL2026)

Two dark, carved wooden pew ends featuring small, standing figures with pleated skirts and distinct headgear side by side.

St Mary Comberton (RGL2026)

Close-up of a weathered, dark carved wooden bench end featuring a rounded creature perched atop tiered rectangular blocks.

St Mary Comberton (RGL2026)

A tall octagonal stone font with a dark wooden pyramidal cover stands in the nave of a church, with wooden pews visible behind.

Comberton, stone font 13th cent; cover 17th cent. (RCHM)

An octagonal stone baptismal font topped with a dark wooden cover featuring small finials, situated inside a church interior.

St Mary Comberton (RGL2026)

Long, dark wooden bench panels with carved gothic tracery and decorative molding in a church interior.

Comberton, nave pews, late medieval (RCHM)

Dark wood church pews with intricate Gothic tracery carvings on the panels stand on a paved stone floor near a stone column.

St Mary Comberton (RGL2026)

Dark wood pews with intricate Gothic carved tracery and floral panels sit on a stone floor inside a church.

St Mary Comberton (RGL2026)

A pointed gothic window with leaded diamond-pane glass and decorative stone tracery sits in a textured stone interior wall.

Comberton church 14th cent. (RCHM)

A stone-framed church window with diamond-pattern leaded glass, yellow leaf accents, and a central figure of Christ at the top.

St Mary Comberton (RGL2026)

Stained glass window depicting three robed figures, with a mother and child in the center panel flanked by two women.

St Mary Comberton (RGL2026)

A weathered stone carving of a human head wearing a hooded garment is set into a wall next to vertical architectural molding.

Comberton church, head stop 14th cent. (RCHM)

A monochrome close-up of a carved stone head, showing a face with stylized hair tucked behind ears, protruding from a wall.

Comberton church, head stop 14th cent. (RCHM)

Close-up view of a pale, weathered stone carved head of a person looking upward, set against a plain architectural background.

St Mary Comberton (RGL2026)

A stone carving of a human face in high relief, featuring arched eyebrows and a tight-fitting headdress on a white wall.

St Mary Comberton (RGL2026)

Rows of small, painted pebbles shaped like people are arranged on a dark board above a white calligraphic biblical quote.

St Mary Comberton (RGL2026)

A framed document listing Benefactions belonging to the parish of Comberton, with black lettering on a pale wooden board.

St Mary Comberton (RGL2026)

A light-coloured stone grave marker with a carved dove commemorates three soldiers in a churchyard with other headstones.

St Mary Comberton (RGL2026)

Two polished headstones stand in the foreground of a churchyard with a stone church building visible in the background.

St Mary Comberton (RGL2026)

Stone church with a crenellated tower rising behind a graveyard filled with weathered headstones and a central angel statue.

St Mary Comberton (RGL2026)

A weathered stone statue of a winged angel with hands clasped in prayer stands in a cemetery with many gravestones behind.

St Mary Comberton (RGL2026)

Weathered stone gravestone in grass, inscribed for James Albert Wootten and his wife Maria, topped with a decorative carving.

St Mary Comberton (RGL2026)

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Whaddon data

5 & 7 Church Street, Ickleton

St James Church, Wulfstan Way, Cambridge

Meadowside, 26 Swaynes Lane, Comberton

Hawks Farmhouse, 16 Barton Road, Comberton

Apple Cottage, 22 Green End, Comberton

Oakdene Cottage, 15 & 17 West Street, Comberton

Ponders House, 2 Hines Lane, Comberton

Cambridge Lane Farmhouse, 21 Barton Road, Comberton

Church Lane, Comberton

28 & 30 West Street, Comberton

Birdlines Manor Farmhouse, 48 & 50 South Street, Comberton

Brocks Close, 59 Swaynes Lane, Comberton