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St George’s church is built on high ground at the west end of the village, the base of the tower is Saxon, but the rest was started by the Normans in the 11th century. The rest of the church dates from the 13th and early 14th century, when work was interrupted by the Black Death.
The chancel is mainly 15th century and there are ten stained glass windows.
There is a tomb chest effigy of Rose Claxton, in Elizabethan costume, who died in 1601, and also a wall monument with 14 kneeling figures to Leonard Mapes, his wife, seven sons and two daughters, who died in 1619.
The church of Rollesby St George is one of 124 existing round-tower churches and is a Grade II* listed building
- Type:
- Place of Worship