When Elizabeth Bennet died in 1804 only 3 of her 9 children were still living.

St Michael and All Angels, Penkridge, Staffordshire
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Penkridge's church was of central importance to the town from Anglo-Saxon times. It was a collegiate church: a church served by a community of priests, known as a chapter. The members were known as canons. They were not monks, but secular clergy. It was also a chapel royal – a place set aside by the monarchs for their own use – generally to pray and to offer mass for their souls. This made it completely independent of the local Bishop of Lichfield – an institution called a Royal Peculiar.

The earliest fabric is 13th century. In the 14th and 16th century additions and alterations were made. Major restoration was carried out in 1881 by J.A. Chatwin of Birmingham.

When Elizabeth Bennet died in 1804 only

3 of her 9 children were still living.

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