Difference between revisions of "Churchend, Charfield"

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|name=Churchend
 
|name=Churchend
 
|county=Gloucestershire
 
|county=Gloucestershire
|picture=St Michael's church, Churchend-geograph.org.uk-4052207.jpg
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|picture=St. James church, Churchend - geograph.org.uk - 195886.jpg
|picture caption=St Michael and All Angels, Churchend
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|os grid ref= ST718911
 
|os grid ref= ST718911
 
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'''Churchend''' is a village in [[Gloucestershire]], half a mile south of [[Charfield]] and three miles south-west of [[Wotton-under-Edge]].
 
'''Churchend''' is a village in [[Gloucestershire]], half a mile south of [[Charfield]] and three miles south-west of [[Wotton-under-Edge]].
  
The parish church stands here, from which the village is named.  This is the Church of St Michael and All Angels and dates from the 14th century.  It is a Grade II* listed building.<ref>{{NHLE|1152811|Church of St Michael and Angels}}</ref>
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The old parish church stands here, from which the village is named.  The church, St James, stands on a steep hillside overlooking a valley, and today it is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.<ref>[http://www.visitchurches.org.uk/Ourchurches/Completelistofchurches/St-James-Church-Charfield-Gloucestershire/ St James' Church, Charfield, Gloucestershire]: Churches Conservation Trust]</ref> It is a Grade I listed building.<ref>{{NHLE|1321189|Church of St James, Charfield}}</ref>
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The church originates from the 13th&nbsp;century.  It was largely rebuilt in the 15th&nbsp;century, using money from the local wool trade.  During the 18th&nbsp;century the industry moved into the valley, isolating the church.  It was repaired during the 1970s.
  
 
==Outside links==
 
==Outside links==

Revision as of 13:57, 20 November 2019

Churchend
Gloucestershire
St. James church, Churchend - geograph.org.uk - 195886.jpg
St James, Churchend
Location
Grid reference: ST718911
Location: 51°37’5"N, 2°24’27"W
Data
Postcode: GL12
Local Government
Council: South Gloucestershire

Churchend is a village in Gloucestershire, half a mile south of Charfield and three miles south-west of Wotton-under-Edge.

The old parish church stands here, from which the village is named. The church, St James, stands on a steep hillside overlooking a valley, and today it is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[1] It is a Grade I listed building.[2]

The church originates from the 13th century. It was largely rebuilt in the 15th century, using money from the local wool trade. During the 18th century the industry moved into the valley, isolating the church. It was repaired during the 1970s.

Outside links

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References

  1. St James' Church, Charfield, Gloucestershire: Churches Conservation Trust]
  2. National Heritage List 1321189: Church of St James, Charfield