Church of St Stephen, Saltash

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Church of St Stephen, Saltash
St Stephens-by-Saltash
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Church of St Stephen, Saltash
50°24′13″N4°13′44″W / 50.4035°N 4.2289°W / 50.4035; -4.2289
Location Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 4AP
CountryEngland
Denomination Church of England
History
StatusActive
Architecture
Functional status Parish church
Years built15th century
Administration
Diocese Diocese of Truro
Archdeaconry Archdeaconry of Bodmin
Deanery East Wivelshire
Parish St. Stephen by Saltash
Clergy
Priest in charge The Revd Laura Bushell-Hawke
NSM(s) The Revd Pam Sellix, The Revd Jo Lobb
The Revd Gordon Cryer
The Revd Oliver Ryder, The Revd Diane Burrows.
Laity
Reader(s) Rick Cowdery
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Location of Church of St Stephen, Saltash in Cornwall
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameChurch of St Stephen
Designated17 January 1952
Reference no. 1140379

The Church of St Stephen, also known as St Stephens-by-Saltash, is a Church of England parish church in Saltash, Cornwall. The church is a grade I listed building, and dates from the 15th century. [1]

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History

There was originally a 13th-century church on the same site; it had been consecrated in 1259. [1] [2] The present church dates to the 15th century. [1] The church building itself consists of three aisles, five bays, and a three-stage tower. [1] The slate roof is dated to 1866. [1]

Inside the church, there is a square font dating to the Norman period of a similar style to others in Cornwall. Behind the high altar, is a seven-bay, Gothic style reredos. [1]

On 17 January 1952, the church was designated a grade I listed building. [1]

In the churchyard is a Gothic lantern cross. This cross was first recorded by Joseph Polsue in 1872; it stood for many years in the vicarage garden. In the 1970s it was resited in the churchyard. Andrew Langdon is of the opinion that it originally stood in the churchyard. [3]

Present day

The parish of St. Stephen by Saltash is part of the Saltash Area Ministry in the Archdeaconry of Bodmin of the Diocese of Truro. [2] [4] St Stephen's is part of the Benefice of Saltash alongside the Church of St Nicholas and St Faith, Saltash. [5] The patrons of the parish are the Dean and the Canons of Windsor. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Historic England. "Church of St Stephen (1140379)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "About us - St Stephens by Saltash". Saltash Team Ministry. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  3. Langdon, A. G. (2005) Stone Crosses in East Cornwall; 2nd ed. Federation of Old Cornwall Societies; p. 65
  4. "St Stephen-by-Saltash: St Stephen, Saltash". A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  5. "Saltash - Diocese of Truro". A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. Retrieved 7 June 2017.[ permanent dead link ]
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