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the church's VIP section, fenced off so commoners couldn't crowd the holy staff.
name originFrom Latin cancelli, meaning lattice or screen
the divideOften separated from the nave by a rood screen
clergy turfReserved for priests and choir, not the congregation
upkeep warsMedieval law made rectors fund chancel repairs forever
orientationTraditionally placed at the church's eastern end