Church of St Mary the Virgin

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In 1710 Thomas Pitt, sometime governor of Madras, purchased the estate of Abbotts Ann, together with the Manor House and the Church. Pitt, who was a forebear of William Pitt, Prime Minister and Earl of Chatham, made a fortune by selling an enormous Indian diamond to the Regent of France; and in 1716 he rebuilt Abbotts Ann Church at his own expense. St Mary the Virgin parish church and chemetery, Abbotts Ann, Hampshire, England, UK. — In 1710 Thomas Pitt, sometime governor of Madras, purchased the estate of Abbotts Ann, together with the Manor House and the Church. Pitt, who was a forebear of William Pitt, Prime Minister and Earl of Chatham, made a fortune by selling an enormous Indian diamond to the Regent of France; and in 1716 he rebuilt Abbotts Ann Church at his own expense. St Mary the Virgin parish church and chemetery, Abbotts Ann, Hampshire, England, UK. Author: Lee Hargreaves, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source

51° 11' 25.80" N, 1° 31' 42.78" W

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