[5] In 1274, Henry, the six-year-old son of Edward I was dying at the castle, 13 widows held an all-night vigil in the church for him but in vain.

[8] In about 1120 the canons of Merton Priory acquired St Mary's and rebuilt the church giving it the cross-shaped plan we see today.

[7] During the Reformation the church underwent significant changes in the way it was decorated but the corbels mainly survived including one on the South side of a carving of ravens placing food into Elijah’s mouth.

[7] The East window is by William Holland and shows The Nativity, the Baptism, the Crucifixion, the Resurrection and Ascension of our Lord.

[5][7] From the present pulpit the Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson ("Lewis Carroll") used to occasionally preach when staying with his family in their home, The Chestnuts nearby.