Wilton new parish church

Church of St Mary and St Nicholas, the new (1845) parish church of Wilton, Wiltshire.
Burial place of and location of monuments to the Earls of Pembroke.
Near Wilton House.
See street view.

The old Wilton parish church was St Mary's Church, in the Market Place, Wilton.
The Earls of Pembroke were buried here before the new church was built.

9th Earl of Pembroke was buried at Wilton in 1750.
His wife Mary Fitzwilliam was buried at Wilton in 1769.
The 11th Earl's 1st wife Elizabeth Beauclerk was buried at Wilton in 1793.
10th Earl was buried at Wilton in 1794.
11th Earl was buried at Wilton in 1827.
Elizabeth Spencer was buried at Wilton in 1831.

A spectacular new parish church, the Church of St Mary and St Nicholas, was built in 1845 at a different site.
The new church was built by the 11th Earl's widow Catherine Woronzow and her son Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea.
There were in fact a number of old churches in Wilton. The new church was built on the site of the former church of St. Nicholas.
Monuments were moved from the old parish church to the new parish church.

The 11th Earl's 2nd wife Catherine Woronzow was buried at the new Wilton church in 1856.
Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea was buried here in 1861.
The churchyard was closed for burials in 1889. See findagrave.
There is a new cemetery on the Shaftesbury road to the W of the town. See findagrave.

Location of tombs

                                    Beauclerk 
  Woronzow     altar     Lea        11th Earl
                                    9th Earl
                                    10th Earl


                                    stained glass

360 view of Wilton church interior.
Click to rotate. From here.
Looking towards the altar. The Pembroke tombs are mostly in the front RHS corner.

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.

The crypt

While many of the old monuments were moved from Wilton old church to this church after 1845, it is unclear if coffins were moved.
Some of the people listed above before 1845 may remain buried at the site of the old church. Unless they were in coffins that could be moved to the spacious crypt of the new church.

The crypt of Wilton church. Photo 1980.
See larger and full size. From 2057/F1/18.

Tomb of 9th Earl

Tomb of 10th Earl

Tomb of 11th Earl

Tomb of the 11th Earl of Pembroke (died 1827). See findagrave.

Grave of 11th Earl, Wilton parish church.
Monument by Westmacott.
From findagrave. Added 2009.
See other shot. From jmc4 on Flickr. Used with permission.
See close-up. From jmc4. Used with permission.
See 2023 photo.

Wider shot of grave of 11th Earl.
From findagrave. Added 2009.
See 2011 photo. From Geograph.
See 2023 photo of lower part.

Memorial to the 11th Earl's 1st wife Elizabeth Beauclerk, Wilton parish church.
From findagrave. Added 2009.
See 2011 shot. From Geograph.
See 2023 photo. See lower part.

Tomb of the 11th Earl's 2nd wife Catherine Woronzow.
Tomb of Baron Herbert of Lea in background.
Photo 2023. See larger and full size.
See other shot. See other shot.
See other shot. Posted 2009. From findagrave. See more.

Effigy of Catherine Woronzow.
Photo 2023. See larger and full size.
See 1999 shot. From jmc4 on Flickr. Used with permission.

Tomb of Baron Herbert of Lea

Tomb of Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea (died 1861). See findagrave.

Tomb of Baron Herbert of Lea.
Tomb of Catherine Woronzow in background.
Photo 2023. See larger and full size.
See other shot.
See other shot. Posted 2009. From findagrave. See more.
See small 2011 shot. From Geograph.

Other angle shows, in background, memorials to 11th Earl, his 1st wife, and 9th Earl.
Photo 2023. See larger and full size.
See other shot.
See other shot showing memorials to 11th Earl and 9th Earl.
See 1999 shot. From jmc4 on Flickr. Used with permission.

Effigy of Baron Herbert of Lea.
Photo 2023. See larger and full size.
See 1999 shot. From jmc4 on Flickr. Used with permission.
See 1999 shot. From jmc4.

Stained glass window

Stained glass window commemorating the marriage in 1554 of Queen Mary with Philip II of Spain in the presence of the 1st Earl of Pembroke.
The royal marriage took place on 25 July 1554 at Winchester Cathedral.
The window was formerly in the old chapel in Wilton House.
It is now in the new Wilton parish church. Come in the door, it is on the right.
It includes figures of the 1st Earl and his late wife Anne Parr (who died 1552).

The stained glass window.
Photo 2023. See larger and full size.
See closer shot.
See 2013 shot. From Geograph.

1st Earl of Pembroke.
The face is a modern restoration.
Photo 2023. See larger and full size.
See 1999 photo. From jmc4 on Flickr. Used with permission.
See other shot. From jmc4.

Anne Parr.
Photo 2023. See larger and full size.
See 1999 shot. From jmc4 on Flickr. Used with permission.
See other shot. From jmc4.

A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 6
- Wilton: Churches

Our common ancestors - Herbert - Contents