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inhabited and parishioners had to travel by boat to the church from the mainland. Due to its age and condition, and that there were no longer residents on the island, in 1654 it was decided to tear down the church and to build a replacement church at Hove on the mainland, about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) across the bay, approximately where the present church stands today. The new church was completed in 1654 and the old church was also torn down that year.
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that measured about 12.5 by 10 metres (41 ft × 33 ft) and a choir that measured about 5 by 6 metres (16 ft × 20 ft). By the year 1340, the church was described by the archbishop as being in poor condition due to neglect. By the mid-1500s, the small island was no longer
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measured 34 by 14 metres (112 ft × 46 ft) and a ceiling height of 7.2 metres (24 ft). The choir had a
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