St. Helen's Churchyard in Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire

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Wheathampstead, St Albans District, Hertfordshire AL4 8AA England

Coordinates: 51.81245, -0.29464
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St Helen's Church in Wheathampstead, began as a wooden Anglo-Saxon structure pre-dating the Norman Conquest of 1066. The present building was completed by the end of the 14th century and has remained largely unchanged for the last 600 years.

Upon his arrival in 1859, Canon Owen Davys found St. Helen's to be in a state of great decay. From 1865-6, he undertook a restoration project, employing architect, Edward Browning, aiming to restore St Helen's to its original medieval glory.

Within the church are many interesting monuments, including that of Apsley Cherry-Garrard, the polar explorer, who is buried in the north-west corner of the churchyard. Also buried in the churchyard is British journalist, author and WWI correspondent, William Beach Thomas.