Photographs of St Marys, Buttsbury

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Buttsbury Church is situated midway between Stock and Ingatestone and was built in the early 14th century. It is small; the nave and chancel combined are only 28’ long and 21’ wide. There are two small aisles to the north and south and the complete ceiling has had the plaster removed, to show the oak beams. The two doors are very old and the Tower is square and constructed of flint and stone. In 1977, when the plaster ceiling in the nave was removed and the 15th century roof timbers were exposed, two damaged pieces of boarding were found with some Medieval painting on. These were dated as belonging to the first half of the 15th century.