James Toller
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Welcome to the Eynesbury Parish Church web site.
St.Mary The Virgin, Eynesbury is part of the Deanery of St.Neots and the Diocese of Ely. It is the ancient parish church of the town being recorded in the Domesday Book, though the present church was built in c1250.
The main claim to fame of the church is as the burial place of the Eynesbury Giant, James Toller. He was buried within the church for fear of body snatchers removing his mortal remains! The church would have been one of the few buildings that James could have entered without bowing his head. His height at the time of his death in 1818 was reported to be eight foot, one and a half inches.
Some of the ancient pews in the church are approximately 500 years old . They are known as the Eynesbury Zoo because of the carved animals on top of the pew ends; a physical representation of the Benedicite! As a local curiosity it has led to much questioning as to what kind of creatures they are.
We hope that the information on this web site will be of some interest and useful to you. Please feel free to contact any member of our community, if you have any questions.
We look forward to meeting you.
St.Mary The Virgin, Eynesbury is part of the Deanery of St.Neots and the Diocese of Ely. It is the ancient parish church of the town being recorded in the Domesday Book, though the present church was built in c1250.
The main claim to fame of the church is as the burial place of the Eynesbury Giant, James Toller. He was buried within the church for fear of body snatchers removing his mortal remains! The church would have been one of the few buildings that James could have entered without bowing his head. His height at the time of his death in 1818 was reported to be eight foot, one and a half inches.
Some of the ancient pews in the church are approximately 500 years old . They are known as the Eynesbury Zoo because of the carved animals on top of the pew ends; a physical representation of the Benedicite! As a local curiosity it has led to much questioning as to what kind of creatures they are.
We hope that the information on this web site will be of some interest and useful to you. Please feel free to contact any member of our community, if you have any questions.
We look forward to meeting you.