Church of St Peter, Willersey explained

The Anglican Church of St Peter at Willersey in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England was built in the 12th century. It is a grade I listed building.^[1] St Peter's has a fifteenth century bell tower with traditional pinnacles and gargoyles.

History

The church nave was built in the 12th century. In the 13th the aisle was rebuilt and a porch added. The tower was added in the 15th century.^[1]

In the 14th and 15th centuries the church was expanded by the Abbots of Evesham who had their summer residence in Willersey.^[2]

The six bells within the tower were cast in 1712 from three earlier bells by Rudhall of Gloucester.^[3]

A major refurbishment costing £100,000 was completed in 2017.^[4]

The parish of Willersey with Saintbury is part of the Vale and Cotswold Edge benefice within the Diocese of Gloucester.^[5]

The limestone building consists of the nave, chancel, transept and two-stage tower.^[1]

The font is Norman,^[6] and a piscina from the 14th century.^[1]

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