St Michael & All Angels Church is a Church of England

Church of England

The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...

 church in the village of Wood End, Warwickshire

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. Built in 1906, this small wooden church is part of the parish of Baxterley with Hurley and Wood End

History

The Church was built in 1906 for the village of Wood End which had been built in 1890. When the church was built it was on its own until it was surrounded by prefabricated housing which was re built during the 1980s.

The church has no distinctive features and has just a small hall.

Today

The church is part of the Diocese of Birmingham

Diocese of Birmingham

Diocese of Birmingham could refer to the*Anglican Diocese of Birmingham or the*Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham *Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama, USA...

, the archdeaconry of Aston, The Deanery of Polesworth

Polesworth

Polesworth is a large village and civil parish in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England. In the 2001 census it had a population of 8,439, inclusive of the continuous sub-villages of St Helena, Dordon and Hall End directly to the south...

 and is in the parish of Baxterley

Baxterley Church

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.-History:...

 with 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.

It is part of the Kingsbury and Baxterley group of churches along with Baxterley

Baxterley Church

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.-History:...

, 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 and 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:...

, All five share the same vicar who is currently Revd. Janet Gasper.

Today it is the only place of worship in the village although Wood End is the nearest settlement to Baxterley Church

Baxterley Church

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.-History:...

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External links

• Kingsbury and Baxterley Group of Churches
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