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Shere is a village in the Guildford district of Surrey, England 4.8 miles east south-east of Guildford and 5.4 miles west of Dorking, centrally bypassed by the A25. Located on the River Tillingbourne
St James' Church
Shere Shop sign
Burdens
Footbridge by streamside village centre footpath
Christina Carpenter
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Christina Carpenter or Christine Carpenter was an English anchoress, also known as a religious recluse, in the village of Shere, Surrey, in southern England. She came to further notice when she left h
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…in 1895 by S. Weatherley. By the north chancel wall there is a 14th-century quatrefoil window and squint – belonging to an Anchorite cell used by Christina Carpenter in the 14th-century. There is 14th-century glass in the east window and the chancel fittings were renewed in 1956 by Louis Osman. It is a Grade I listed…
Plaque of her cell
Remains of quatrefoil and squint windows
St James's church, Shere is largely 13th-century and may include Roman materials