1 6 7 1 , ▁with ▁the ▁arms , ▁Azure ▁a ▁b end ▁between ▁two ▁water ▁bou gets ▁or ▁with ▁three ▁le op ards ' ▁heads ▁g ules ▁on ▁the ▁b end . ▁The ▁cr est ▁is ▁a ▁tal bot ▁sitting ▁ch ained ▁to ▁a ▁hal ber d . ▁There ▁are ▁four ▁b ells ; ▁the ▁tre ble ▁and ▁second ▁by ▁Joseph ▁Carter , ▁ 1 6 0 1 , ▁the ▁third ▁by ▁Henry ▁Knight , ▁ 1 6 1 5 , ▁and ▁the ▁ten or ▁by ▁Joseph ▁Carter , ▁ 1 6 0 7 . ▁The ▁church ▁became ▁a ▁Gra de : ▁II * ▁listed ▁building ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁Memorial s ▁ ▁In ▁Elizabeth an ▁times , ▁the ▁poet ▁and ▁writer ▁George ▁W ither ▁( 1 5 8 8 – 1 6 6 7 ) ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Bent worth ▁and ▁bapt ised ▁in ▁St . ▁Mary ' s ▁church . ▁ ▁In ▁Victor ian ▁times , ▁the ▁author ▁George ▁Cec il ▁I ves ▁lived ▁at ▁the ▁post - 1 8 3 2 ▁Bent worth ▁Hall ▁with ▁his ▁mother ▁Emma ▁Gordon - I ves . ▁A ▁mem orial ▁to ▁the ▁I ves ▁family ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁church yard ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁school ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁stone ▁sl ab ▁for ▁George ▁I ves ▁that ▁reads ▁" Ge orge ▁Cec il ▁I ves ▁MA , ▁Author , ▁ 1 8 6 7 – 1 9 5 0 , ▁Late ▁of ▁Bent worth ▁Hall ." ▁There