Sandford St Martin
[2] Sandford St Martin village is in the south of the parish around a former ford across Tyte brook, a tributary of the River Dorn.[3] In the north of the parish is Grove Ash, which is the site of a deserted Medieval village that used to be a separate township.It ceased trading early in the 1880s and was converted to a residential property, allegedly because Edward Marshall, then occupant of the Manor House, objected to it being so near his home.Later in the Middle Ages Perpendicular Gothic features were added, notably the clerestory of the nave and the embattled west tower.One window in the church has stained glass made in 1974 by John Piper and Patrick Reyntiens to symbolise the Legend of Martin's cloak.
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