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English: St Mary's Church, Denton, Norfolk, mural monument to Rev. Robert Rogerson (1627-1715), Rector of Denton for 54 years. He married Barbara Gooch, a daughter of William Gooch of Mettingham, Suffolk. See also: Monument to William Gooch, All Saints' Church, Mettingham, SuffolkFile:All Saints' church in Mettingham - memorial - geograph.org.uk - 1973953.jpg. Arms: Azure, a fess between a fleur-de-lis in chief and a mullet in base all or (Rogerson) (Burke, Sir Bernard, The General Armory, London, 1884, p.867 "Rogerson of Dublin")) impaling: Per pale argent and sable, a chevron between three talbots all counter-changed on a chief gules three leopard's faces or (Gooch) (Similar arms in Burke, Sir Bernard, The General Armory, London, 1884, p.405 "Goche of Norfolk", p.408 "Gooch of Clewer Park, Berkshire, baronets")

Text from https://www.denton-norfolk.co.uk/history/rectors/:

He was presented to the living by by Henry Howard, second son of the Earl of Arundel and served during the reigns of five monarchs. He was the first Rector of Denton on the restoration of King Charles II. He gave up his living of Ampton in Suffolk to serve in Denton. "He gave by will to the Rector of Denton and his successors, on trust, a parcel of land (six acres) which his father had purchased from Robert Snell. One part of the clear yearly rent was to support and maintain a Church of England school in the parish, and in failure of such school in furnishing every poor family with a Bible, Whole Duty of Man, and Christian Monitor, and every poor person with a Common Prayer Book; and in providing with the remainder, so many loaves of bread to be distributed in the church every first Sunday in the month, after evening Service, amongst such poor housekeepers as should constantly join in the common prayers of the church, and frequently receive the holy sacraments; the other parts of the clear rents to be paid to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel In Foreign Parts, or in its failure to the relief of poor widows and children of the clergy of Norfolk, at the Rector's discretion". The Rogerson Trust continues to this day. Part of the land is now Rogerson's Wood.

St Mary's church > 1401987 - 1402002 is situated a good kilometre to the south-east of the village, adjoined by a manor house > 1401970 and a converted stable block on one side and by fields on the other > 1401973. The church originally had a round tower. When it collapsed in the 18th century it was rebuilt square but the rounded section of wall adjoining the nave still stands > 1401997. The entrance to the church is through the north porch which has a vaulted ceiling with roof bosses. The most striking feature of St Mary's is the east window > 1402008 which was assembled from medieval glass as well as 16th and 17th century glass from the Continent, all collected by the then Rector, John Postlethwaite, who left it to the church along with the funds required to have it installed. A magnificent wooden chest > 1402025 stands by the south chancel wall. Known as the Denton chest, it has been constructed from panels depicting saints, all defaced. The octagonal font > 1402029 dates from the 14th century and the church has a set of royal arms to Queen Victoria (above the south door) > 1402030 and to George III (above the north door) > 1402031. St Mary's is used by both the Church of England and the local United Reformed Church community, and its doors are open every day.