St Andrew's Church, Rollestone Explained

St Andrew's Church, Rollestone
Pushpin Map:Wiltshire
Map Caption:Location in Wiltshire
Location:Rollestone, Shrewton, Wiltshire
Country:England
Coordinates:51.1872°N -1.8962°W
Osgraw:SU 074 431
Denomination:Anglican
Website:Churches Conservation Trust
Functional Status:Redundant
Heritage Designation:Grade II*
Designated Date:18 February 1952
Architectural Type:Church
Materials:Flint and stone

St Andrew's Church is in Rollestone Road, Rollestone, Wiltshire, England. It is a redundant Anglican church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. It was declared redundant on 1 July 1993, and was vested in the Trust on 8 February 1995. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

St Andrew's was built in the early 13th century. For the early part of its history, until the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the church was a possession of the Knights Hospitaller.[1] It has been suggested that Jane Seymour was baptised at the church in the early 16th century around 1508, however this may be a confusion with another child of the same name.[1]

It is constructed in flint and stone in a chequerwork pattern. The church consists of a chancel and nave which was given a new roof in the 16th century. The nave is by while the chancel is 9feet by 9feet.[2] Rebuilding work on the chancel and chancel arch were undertaken in 1845. The church has two large Perpendicular windows. The stained glass is 17th century.[1] The font dating from the 13th century and has a 17th-century cover.[1] The oak benches were brought from the redundant church of St Catherine's at Haydon, Dorset in 1981.

Rollestone became part of the parish of Shrewton in the early 20th century. The parish now includes St Mary's Church, Maddington as well.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: St Andrew’s Church, Rollestone. Salisbury Plain Benefice. 4 September 2016. cs2.
  2. Web site: Church of St. Andrew, Rollestone, Shrewton. Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. 4 September 2016. cs2.
  3. Web site: Burston. Arnold. Rollestone, Wiltshire . Rollestone-on-Dove. 4 September 2016. cs2.
  4. Web site: Baggs. A.P.. Crittall. Elizabeth. Freeman. Jane. Stevenson. Janet H.. Parishes: Rollestone In: A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 11, Downton Hundred; Elstub and Everleigh Hundred. British History Online. Victoria County History. 4 September 2016. cs2.