Hello Kevin Ye, I've just looked and it has always been dedicated to St Mary The Virgin, so I'm stuck there, and it means there's no point in writing to the Oxfordshire list. As regards the abbey, the De La Pole family had so many estates that it's difficult to pinpoint where that was, but I'll keep trying. Many thanks for replying. We have no connection with the De Le Pole family - our only connection is with the name of this mysterious church! Frances Just looked at the Ewelme Church web-site and this says it's dedicated to "St Mary the Virgin" I doubt very much it would have changed it's dedication so not sure its the church your looking for. For information - Ewelme is now in Oxfordshire not Berkshire. Kevin (Oxfordshire) Internet Security tips and offers from Tiscali - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/security _______________________________________________________________________