All Saints' Church

Sutton Benger church was built in the 12th century, nearly 1000 years ago. Sutton Benger church was dedicated to St Leonard, but renamed All Saints in 1763. In the time of the Civil War (1642-1651) the Roundheads stabled their horses in the church, damaging statues and windows. Legend has it that the church bells were hidden in the Bell House for safety and one was stolen. During World War II, the church tower was used as a look out by the Home Guard.

The 1808 image of All Saints’ Church was originally a watercolour by John Buckler (1770 – 1851), who was an artist and occasional architect. The Wiltshire Museum at Devizes has a small collection of his work.

If you want to know more about the internal and exterior architecture of the church, there is a ‘church trail’; copies are available inside the church, or at the following website.

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