Church of St Peter, Farmington explained

Church of St Peter
Denomination:Church of England
Diocese:Gloucester
Province:Canterbury
Heritage Designation:Grade I listed building
Designated Date:26 January 1961
Pushpin Map:Gloucestershire

The Anglican Church of St Peter at Farmington 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, with a nave and chancel, in the 12th century and the north aisle added in the 13th.[1] [2] The tower was built in the late 15th or early 16th century. It underwent Victorian restoration in 1890 and 1891.[3]

The parish is part of the Northleach benefice within the Diocese of Gloucester.[4]

Architecture

The stone building consists of a nave, north aisle, a chancel with a vestry on the north side and a three-stage west tower.[1] The bells in the tower were restored in 1902 in memory of Robert Drysdale who died in the Boer War.[5]

The interior of the porch, chancel arch and arches in the three-bay nave are carved with chevron patterns.[6] There is a 16th-century piscina in the chancel.[7] The octagonal font dates from 1784.[1]

Among the memorials in the church is one to the men of the village who died in World War I.[8] In 2014 a new stained glass window, dedicated to Bishop Michael Mann and known as "Candles of Life", was opened by Princess Anne.[9] [3]

In the churchyard is the Waller family tomb,[10] the Wallers having been the local dignitaries for several generations.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Church of St. Peter . National Heritage List for England . Historic England . 12 October 2020.
  2. Book: Lees . Hilary . Porch and pew: Small churches of the Cotswolds . 1998 . Walnut Tree . 978-0948251924. 36–37.
  3. Web site: St Peter, Farmington Church . Northleach Benefice . 12 October 2020 . 12 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201012174705/https://www.northleachbenefice.org/farmington . live .
  4. Web site: St Peter . A Church Near You . Church of England . 12 October 2020 . 12 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201012174706/https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/14356/more-information/ . live .
  5. Web site: Drysdale Family Memorial Bells . Imperial War Museum . 12 October 2020 . 12 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201012174712/https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/20887 . live .
  6. Web site: Farmington, St Peter . English Church Architecture . 12 October 2020 . 19 December 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111219062834/http://english-church-architecture.net/gloucestershire/farmington/farmington.htm . live .
  7. Web site: Parishes: Farmington Pages 69-81 A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 9, Bradley Hundred. The Northleach Area of the Cotswolds. . British History Online . Victoria County History . 12 October 2020 . 4 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200804210641/https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/glos/vol9/pp69-81#h3-0005 . live .
  8. Web site: Farmington WW1 Memorial Tablet . Imperial War Museum . 12 October 2020 . 12 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201012174712/https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/20884 . live .
  9. Web site: Candles of Life . Reyntiens Glass Studio . 12 October 2020 . 12 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201012174718/http://www.reyntiensglassstudio.com/candles-of-life.html . live .
  10. Web site: Oakley . Niall . St Peter's Church, Farmington Gloucestershire. Archaeological Watching Brief. . Cotswold Archaeology . 12 October 2020 . 1999 . 12 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201012174729/https://legacy-reports.cotswoldarchaeology.co.uk/content/uploads/2013/12/0885-St-Peters-Church-Farmington-WB-991071-complete.pdf . live .

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