Description
St Mary the Great, a parish in Cambridge. The church of St Mary the Great is the university church, was built in 1478-1519, has a conspicuous tower of 1593-1608, surmounted by octagonal turrets, shows the architectural features of the age in which it was erected, measures within walls 120 feet by 68, and contains the grave of Martin Bucer. St Mary the Great is a vicarage; yearly value, £60, in the gift of Trinity College.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1894-5
