Baxterley Church
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The Church, Baxterley is a church near Wood End in Warwickshire
, England, however it is named after the village of Baxterley
. It is part of the parish of Baxterley with Hurley and Wood End. it dates from the 12th century.
church is of square plan. The windows in the c. 12th–century chancel
are small. The church has been extended in the 13th, 14th and 19th–centuries. The font is 15th–century.
The church dates from Norman Times and was built around 1200 AD with additions built throughout its life. The foundations of the nave Date from the 14th century. The base of the small tower was built around 1540 but the top section is early 17th century. The church was extensively rebuilt c. 1875 by Paull and Bickerdike.
Hugh Latimer
, The Bishop of Oxford
preached a sermon at Baxterley Church on Christmas Day 1552. his niece, Mary Glover lived in Mancetter
, nearby.
A 13th century wooden crozier head was found embedded in the wall in 1958; it is oldest piece of church equipment in Warwickshire. VisitorUK.com
The Church is situated around 1.7 miles (2.7 km) from the village which when the church was built was the nearest settlement however since the construction of Wood End in 1890 which is 1.2 miles (2 km) away it has become the nearest settlement, The Church is surrounded by small farms. It is part of the Kingsbury and Baxterley group of churches along with Kingsbury
, Merevale, Hurley
and Wood End
, All five share the same vicar who is currently Revd. Janet Gasper.
It is part of the Deanery of Polesworth, which is part of the Arch Deanery of Aston.
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
, England, however it is named after the village of Baxterley
Baxterley
Baxterley is a village and civil parish in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire in England. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 335. The village is about two miles west of Atherstone.-History:...
. It is part of the parish of Baxterley with Hurley and Wood End. it dates from the 12th century.
History
This small grade II listed parishParish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
church is of square plan. The windows in the c. 12th–century chancel
Chancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar in the sanctuary at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building...
are small. The church has been extended in the 13th, 14th and 19th–centuries. The font is 15th–century.
The church dates from Norman Times and was built around 1200 AD with additions built throughout its life. The foundations of the nave Date from the 14th century. The base of the small tower was built around 1540 but the top section is early 17th century. The church was extensively rebuilt c. 1875 by Paull and Bickerdike.
Hugh Latimer
Hugh Latimer
Hugh Latimer was a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, Bishop of Worcester before the Reformation, and later Church of England chaplain to King Edward VI. In 1555, under Queen Mary, he was burnt at the stake, becoming one of the three Oxford Martyrs of Anglicanism.-Life:Latimer was born into a...
, The Bishop of Oxford
Bishop of Oxford
The Bishop of Oxford is the diocesan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Oxford in the Province of Canterbury; his seat is at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford...
preached a sermon at Baxterley Church on Christmas Day 1552. his niece, Mary Glover lived in Mancetter
Mancetter
Mancetter is a village and civil parish on the outskirts of Atherstone in North Warwickshire, at the crossing of Watling Street over the River Anker.-History:...
, nearby.
A 13th century wooden crozier head was found embedded in the wall in 1958; it is oldest piece of church equipment in Warwickshire. VisitorUK.com
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It is a small country church with a nave chancel and small tower, it is surrounded by a graveyard, it is built of stoneThe Church is situated around 1.7 miles (2.7 km) from the village which when the church was built was the nearest settlement however since the construction of Wood End in 1890 which is 1.2 miles (2 km) away it has become the nearest settlement, The Church is surrounded by small farms. It is part of the Kingsbury and Baxterley group of churches along with Kingsbury
Church of St Peter & St Paul, Kingsbury
Church of St Peter & St Paul is an Church of England parish church in the village of Kingsbury, Warwickshire, England. It is the only Church of England church in the parish and it dates from the 12th century-History:...
, Merevale, Hurley
Church of the Resurrection, Hurley
Church of the Resurrection is a small wooden Church of England church in Hurley, Warwickshire, England, dating from 1861 It is part of the parish of Baxterley with Hurley and Wood End.-History:...
and Wood End
St Michael & All Angels Church, Wood End
St Michael & All Angels Church is a Church of England church in the village of Wood End, Warwickshire, England. Built in 1906, this small wooden church is part of the parish of Baxterley with Hurley and Wood End-History:...
, All five share the same vicar who is currently Revd. Janet Gasper.
It is part of the Deanery of Polesworth, which is part of the Arch Deanery of Aston.