Church of St Eadburga, Ebrington explained

Church of St Eadburga
Denomination:	Church of England
Diocese:	Gloucester
Province:	Canterbury
Heritage Designation:	Grade I listed building
Designated Date:	25 August 1960
Pushpin Map:	Gloucestershire
Benefice:	Vale and Cotswold Edge

The Anglican Church of St Eadburga at Ebrington in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England was built in the 13th century. It is a grade I listed building.^[1]

History

The church has a Norman nave. The aisle and chancel are from the 13th century. A Victorian restoration was carried out in 1875 and 1876.^[1]

The parish is part of the Vale and Cotswold Edge benefice within the Diocese of Gloucester.^[2]

Architecture

The stone building is supported by buttresses and has a limestone slate roof. It has a two-stage tower.^[1]

It includes monuments to the Fortescue family including one to Sir John Fortescue in his robes as Lord Chief Justice.^[3]

There is a 17th-century canopied pulpit and medieval stained glass windows, some of which is from the 16th and 17th centuries.^[1] A wooden royal coat of arms dates from 1725.^[4] The font is from the 13th century.^[5]

The church contains a carved wooden board as a memorial to those from the village who died in World War II.^[6]

Notes and References

Web site: Church of St. Eadburga . National Heritage List for England . Historic England . 11 October 2020 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304202357/https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1170800 . live .
Web site: St Eadburgha's . A Church Near You . Church of England . 11 October 2020 . 11 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201011110342/https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/14277/more-information/ . live .
Web site: St. Eadburgha, Ebrington . Small Pilgrim Places Network . 11 October 2020 . 11 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201011110343/https://smallpilgrimplaces.org/pages/view.php?vpid=86&roid=1 . live .
Web site: Church Guide . Ebrington Church . 11 October 2020 . 10 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160910193115/http://www.ebringtonchurch.org.uk/churchguide.htm . live .
Web site: Ebrington - St Edburgha's Church . Cotswolds.com . 11 October 2020 . 6 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190406190248/https://www.cotswolds.com/things-to-do/ebrington-st-edburghas-church-p2201443 . live .
Web site: St Eadburgha Church WW2 Memorial . Imperial War Museum . 11 October 2020.