Church of St Lawrence, Bourton-on-the-Hill

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Church of St Lawrence
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Church of St Lawrence
Coordinates: 51°59′27″N1°44′46″W / 51.9908°N 1.7461°W / 51.9908; -1.7461
Denomination Church of England
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade I listed building
Designated25 August 1960
Administration
Parish Bourton-on-the-Hill
Diocese Gloucester
Province Canterbury

The Anglican Church of St Lawrence at Bourton-on-the-Hill in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England was built in the 12th century. It is a grade I listed building. [1]

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History

The nave of the church was built in the 12th century with the chancel being added in the 14th. [1]

The church was previously dedicated to St Mary but this was changed to St Lawrence in the 15th century. [2]

The stone screen was installed in 1927. [3]

The parish is part of the Vale and Cotswold Edge benefice within the Diocese of Gloucester. [4]

Architecture

The limestone building consists of the nave which has north and south aisles; chancel and north and south porches. There is a tower at the west end is supported by diagonal buttresses. [1] The tower contains six bells, the oldest of which was cast in 1677. [5] The south porch includes two scratch dials. [6]

Inside the church are a 14th-century piscina and 15th century octagonal font. There are also several monuments and memorials. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Church of St. Lawrence". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. "Bourton-on-the-Hill". Brockley Church. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  3. "Bourton-on-the-Hill". Know Britain. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  4. "St Lawrence". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  5. "Getting Here". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  6. "Parishes: Bourton-on-the-Hill Pages 197-206 A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 6". British History Online. Victoria County History. Retrieved 29 October 2019.