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Local Information
Burghill in Kelly's Directory, 1858
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The Church of St Mary the Virgin, is set in the parish of BURGHILL, which includes the hamlet of PORTWAY, and the township of TILLINGTON, 4 miles north-west from Hereford, 1 mile west from Moreton Railway Station, 7 miles south-east from Weobly, and is situate on the Hereford and Weobly turnpike road, in Grimsworth Hundred, Hereford Union, Weston deanery, Hereford archdeaconry and bishopric.

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The church of St. Mary, an ancient stone building in the Norman style of architecture, was thoroughly restored about 1824, at a cost of ?2,000, and a considerable outlay was again made in 1854; it has a square tower, with four pinnacles and five bells; the entrance to the church by the south porch is through a very beautiful avenue of yew trees; the interior is supported by ten noble pillars, and consists of nave, middle aisle, two side aisles, chancel, and an organ.

The sittings, which are chiefly of oak, will accommodate 350 persons, and 50 are free. Among the antiquities in the church are a curious font of metal, placed on a stone figuratively carved of the Twelve Apostles; and a very richly carved oak screen, one of the finest in England. In the chancel is a handsome marble altar tomb to the memory of Sir John Milbourne, his Lady, and their twelve children, formerly of Tillington Court, in this parish; also two brass monuments to the memory of Robert Masters, Esq., who was lord of the manor, and died 3rd June 1619; and John Aubrey, Esq., 11th June 1616. In the orchard adjoining the church yard is an ancient barrow.

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