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Wilton old parish church

St Mary's Church, the old (medieval) parish church of Wilton, Wiltshire.
Burial place of the Earls of Pembroke.
Near Wilton House.
In the Market Place, Wilton. See street view.

Before 1750, the Earls of Pembroke were buried in Salisbury Cathedral, and in other places such as St.Paul's Cathedral, London.
From 1750, the Earls of Pembroke were buried here at the Wilton parish church.
WSHC 2057/H3/18a is an architectural drawing, date c.1750, showing the plan of the E end of the old St. Mary's Church, with the monument to the 9th Earl of Pembroke.

The new Wilton parish church was built 1845.
The monuments to the Earls of Pembroke were moved to the new church. They may remain buried at the old church. It is unclear.
There are today no monuments to the Earls of Pembroke at the church.
But there are monuments to their servants and employees, including ones from before 1750.
See 2023 photo of interior.

St.Mary and St.Nicholas's church (the new church) to the NW.
In centre, Market Place with the old church ("Ch.").
To the SE, Wilton House.
From OS map. Revised: 1900. Published: 1901.

Memorial dated 1625 to Thomas Mell, Mayor of Wilton.
Mell was servant to 3rd Earl of Pembroke (succ 1601, died 1630).
Photo 2023. See larger and full size.
See notes.

Memorial dated 1677 to Edmund Phillips.
Phillips was born 1607 and was farrier to the Earl of Pembroke (would be in the time of the 3rd Earl to the 7th Earl).
Photo 2023. See larger and full size.
See notes.

Memorial dated 1779 to William Adcock.
Adcock was Land Steward to 10th Earl of Pembroke (succ 1750, died 1794).
Photo 2023. See larger and full size.
See notes.