The Anglican Church of St Peter at Farmington in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England was built in the 12th century. It is a grade I listed building.[1]
| Church of St Peter | |
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  Church of St Peter | |
| 51°50′09″N 1°48′12″W / 51.8359°N 1.8032°W | |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed building |
| Designated | 26 January 1961 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Gloucester |
History edit
The church was built, with a nave and chancel, in the 12th century and the north aisle added in the 13th.[1][2] The tower was built in the late 15th or early 16th century. It underwent Victorian restoration in 1890 and 1891.[3]
The parish is part of the Northleach benefice within the Diocese of Gloucester.[4]
Architecture edit
The stone building consists of a nave, north aisle, a chancel with a vestry on the north side and a three-stage west tower.[1] The bells in the tower were restored in 1902 in memory of Robert Drysdale who died in the Boer War.[5]
The interior of the porch, chancel arch and arches in the three-bay nave are carved with chevron patterns.[6] There is a 16th-century piscina in the chancel.[7] The octagonal font dates from 1784.[1]
Among the memorials in the church is one to the men of the village who died in World War I.[8] In 2014 a new stained glass window, dedicated to Bishop Michael Mann and known as "Candles of Life", was opened by Princess Anne.[9][3]
In the churchyard is the Waller family tomb,[10] the Wallers having been the local dignitaries for several generations.
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Church of St. Peter". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ Lees, Hilary (1998). Porch and pew: Small churches of the Cotswolds. Walnut Tree. pp. 36–37. ISBN 978-0948251924.
- ^ a b "St Peter, Farmington Church". Northleach Benefice. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "St Peter". A Church Near You. Church of England. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "Drysdale Family Memorial Bells". Imperial War Museum. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "Farmington, St Peter". English Church Architecture. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "Parishes: Farmington Pages 69-81 A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 9, Bradley Hundred. The Northleach Area of the Cotswolds". British History Online. Victoria County History. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "Farmington WW1 Memorial Tablet". Imperial War Museum. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "Candles of Life". Reyntiens Glass Studio. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ Oakley, Niall (1999). "St Peter's Church, Farmington Gloucestershire. Archaeological Watching Brief" (PDF). Cotswold Archaeology. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.