Church of St Mary the Virgin, Kempsford explained

Church of St Mary the Virgin
Denomination:Church of England
Diocese:Gloucester
Province:Canterbury
Heritage Designation:Grade I listed building
Designated Date:26 November 1958
Pushpin Map:Gloucestershire

The Anglican Church of St Mary the Virgin at Kempsford in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England was built in the 12th century. It is a grade I listed building.[1]

History

The church was built in the 12th century, with the nave being dated to around 1120.[2] The chancel was added in the 13th century with further alterations in subsequent centuries. The tower was also a 13th-century construction but rebuilt in the 15th.

A Victorian restoration was carried out by George Edmund Street around 1858, and most of the internal furnishings date from this time.[1] [3]

In 2009 a National Lottery Heritage Fund was received to restore the tower and Victorian paintings.[4]

The parish is part of the South Cotswold Team Ministry benefice within the Diocese of Gloucester.[5]

Architecture

The church has an eight-bay nave, chancel with wagon roof and a three-stage tower supported by diagonal buttresses.[1] The tower is surmounted by pinnacles and parapet.[2] It is supported by buttresses.[6] The tower has six bells, the oldest of which date from 1678.[7]

Inside the church is a plaque commemorating parishioners who died in World War II.[8] Because of limited space the organ was built over and around the tomb of Lord Coleraine.[9] [2]

Many of the monuments in the churchyard are also listed.[10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Church of St Mary the Virgin . National Heritage List for England . Historic England . 1 March 2020 . 1 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200301192309/https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1089451 . live .
  2. Web site: Mynors . A.B. . Kempsford . Kempsford . 12 October 2020 . 2 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201002160641/http://www.kempsford.net/history/pdf/history-of-kempsford.pdf . live .
  3. Web site: Kempsford Pages 96-105 A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 7. . British History Online . Victoria County History . 12 October 2020 . 1 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200301194818/https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/glos/vol7/pp96-105#h3-0005 . live .
  4. News: Tilley . Emma . Kempsford church to be with heritage grant . 12 October 2020 . Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard . 7 January 2009.
  5. Web site: St Mary, Kempsford . A Church Near You . Church of England . 12 October 2020 . 12 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201012104921/https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/14338/more-information/ . live .
  6. Book: Verey . David . Cotswold Churches . 2007 . The History Press . 978-1845880286. 137–138.
  7. Web site: The Bells . Kempsford Bell Ringers . 12 October 2020 . 12 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201012104921/http://bellringing.kempsford.net/thebells.php . live .
  8. Web site: St Mary's Church - WW2 . Imperial War Museum . 12 October 2020 . 12 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201012104926/https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/20882 . live .
  9. Book: Verey . David . Cotswold Churches . 2007 . The History Press . 978-1845880286. 18–19.
  10. Web site: Group of ten monuments about 5m north of chancel in churchyard of Church of St. Mary the Virgin . National Heritage List for England . Historic England . 1 March 2020 . 1 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200301192307/https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1155487 . live .
  11. Web site: King monument, about 8m north of north porch in churchyard of Church of St. Mary the Virgin . National Heritage List for England . Historic England . 1 March 2020 . 1 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200301192304/https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1303308 . live .
  12. Web site: Dadge monument, about 5m west of west end in churchyard of Church of St. Mary the Virgin . National Heritage List for England . Historic England . 1 March 2020 . 1 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200301192302/https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1341267 . live .
  13. Web site: Unidentified monument, about 6.5m west of west end in churchyard of Church of St. Mary the Virgin . National Heritage List for England . Historic England . 1 March 2020 . 1 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200301192312/https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1089453 . live .
  14. Web site: Packer monument, about 2.5m west of west end, in churchyard of Church of st. Mary the Virgin . National Heritage List for England . Historic England . 1 March 2020 . 1 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200301192302/https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1155500 . live .
  15. Web site: Group of 7 monuments to Iles and Arkell families, immediately south of south nave wall in church- yard of St. Mary the Virgin . National Heritage List for England . Historic England . 1 March 2020 . 1 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200301192305/https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1089452 . live .
  16. Web site: Pair of Pope monuments, about 8m north-east of Couling monument, in churchyard of Church of St. Mary the Virgin . National Heritage List for England . Historic England . 1 March 2020 . 1 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200301192306/https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1303311 . live .
  17. Web site: Couling monument, about 8m north- east of north porch in churchyard of Church of St. Mary the Virgin . National Heritage List for England . Historic England . 1 March 2020 . 1 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200301192302/https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1341268 . live .

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