St Mary the Virgin Fawley (Bucks)

After visiting the church in Henley on Thames I noted that Fawley was not very far away and only a short distance off the road I travelled to go back home. I should have know better because the roads were single track and mostly uphill which made for an interesting if winding road to get there.
"The Church of England parish church of Saint Mary the Virgin was rebuilt in 1748. It has a Tree of Life stained glass window designed by the artist John Piper (who lived nearby in Fawley Bottom) and Patrick Reyntiens." If you click on the above ling it will take you to a more in depth history on Wikipedia

The entrance to the churchyard is via this Lychgate

Once through you get a good view of the church with its wide tower.
The door in the base is the entrance but was as far as I got because on opening the door you were confronted by a mesh door that was locked despite the sign inside telling you it was open between 10am & 4pm
May be another time

The East end

back to the South side

On walking through the Lychgate you cannot help miss the The Mackenzie Mausoleum it is huge

There is an inscription on the side

with more burials in the grounds of it

The door adorned with the family crest  and above a winged timer no doubt indicating life flying away

Look yo from there and in the distance you see the The Freeman Mausoleum

Over to the right is the village war memorial in the shape of a Celtic cross. Right the churchyard near the roadside wall

The Freeman Mausoleum which is even bitter than the Mackenzie Mausoleum

This is around the North side of the church

Above looking past the church along the West end of the churchyard where you can also find the more recent cemetery extension with recent burials

the South side of which is a little older

Looking West along the South side

Above a family tomb with a cross laid down. Right some graves near the extension

Last look at  the churchyard 

A last look at the church before I leave.

Till Next time I wish you all a great weekend