Bemerton
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Bemerton, once a rural hamlet and later a civil parish to the west of Salisbury, in Wiltshire, England, is now a suburb of that city. Modern-day Bemerton has areas known as Bemerton Heath, Bemerton Vi
Former rectory and St Andrew's Church, Bemerton
Stained glass window at St Andrew's church, Bemerton, of Nicholas Ferrar and George Herbert
St John's Church, Bemerton
George Herbert at Bemerton by William Dyce, 1860
George Herbert
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George Herbert was an English poet, orator, and priest of the Church of England. His poetry is associated with the writings of the metaphysical poets, and he is recognised as "one of the foremost Brit
Bemerton
…century, although a blocked round-arched door survives from a Norman church. The church has become known for its association with the poet and priest George Herbert (1593–1633). He was appointed rector in 1630 and immediately set about restoring the dilapidated church and its rectory. Herbert's only prose work, A…
Portrait by Robert White, 1674 (National Portrait Gallery)
The Herbert niche, Salisbury Cathedral
Herbert's The Temple
St Andrew's Church in Bemerton, Wiltshire, where Herbert served as rector and in which he was buried