Flaxley Church (General)

by dnelmes, Wednesday, April 22, 2020, 15:52 (1685 days ago) @ BFHS

Hi Doug,
I am interested in this query, as I too have Nelme(s) ancestors buried in Flaxley Church going back to 1500/1600/1700's.
I thought there were 3 churches in Flaxley's history
1. The original on the gate to the Abbey
2. A chapel built in 1500's
3. Catherine Boevey wanted to build a new church, but died 1726 before it was built, but it was completed a couple of years after her death/burial.

There is a picture of the 'original chapel' as it appeared in 1712, I presume this was church number 2, and the current St.Mary's is church number 3??

Interestingly the Bigland transcripts record monumental inscriptions for Flaxley from about 1664 to 1770's (including a tablet/monument for Catherine Boevey). Perhaps the new church (number 3) was build on top of number 2, and they both have the same burial ground??

Interestingly, there is a head/flatstone for Thomas Burgum buried 25.11.1748.

One Arnold Wellington also has a head/flatstone 1763, and he married Sarah Nelmes of Flaxley.

Let me know your thoughts.
Daniel