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Church
Church of St Mary
Church of St Mary is located in GloucestershireChurch of St MaryChurch of St Mary
51°45′08″N 2°04′35″W / 51.7523°N 2.0763°W / 51.7523; -2.0763
DenominationChurch of England
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade I listed building
Designated26 November 1958
Administration
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseGloucester
BeneficeErmin West

The Anglican Church of St Mary at Edgeworth in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England was built in 11th century. It is a grade I listed building.

History

The building was originally Saxon but has been revised and expanded many times. In the 12th century the chancel was added and the tower in the 14th.

A major Victorian restoration removed some of the Romanesque architecture in the interior of the church.

Several species of bats have been identified in the church.

Architecture

The limestone building has stone slate roofs. It consists of a nave, chancel, south porch and west tower. The tower has a sundial and many gargoyles and grotesques.

Most of the internal furnishing is from the 19th century, but there is a font and some of the bench ends from the 15th century. There are also remnants of 14th-century stained glass.

References

  1. ^ "Church of St. Mary". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. ^ "History of St Mary's Church, Edgeworth". Ermin West Benefice. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  3. "The Church". Bats in Churches. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  4. Lees, Hilary (1998). Porch and pew: Small churches of the Cotswolds. Walnut Tree. pp. 33–34. ISBN 978-0948251924.
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