St Faith, Farmcote Explained

St Faith, Farmcote
Location:Gloucestershire
Country:England
Pushpin Map:Gloucestershire
Pushpin Label Position:none
Map Caption:Location within Gloucestershire
Coordinates:51.958°N -1.9122°W
Dedication:St Faith
Functional Status:Monthly service
Heritage Designation:Grade I
Architectural Type:Church
Style:Norman, Early English, Perpendicular
Materials:Stone
Parish:Guiting Power with Farmcote
Archdeaconry:Cheltenham
Diocese:Gloucester
Province:Canterbury
Bishop:Bishop of Gloucester

St Faith, Farmcote is a chapel of ease in Farmcote, Gloucestershire, two miles west-north-west of Temple Guiting. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.

The chapel is located in the small hamlet of Farmcote in the Cotswolds, near Winchcombe. The original building was Saxon; the only remains of the early church are the Saxo-Norman nave, the remains of a doorway and a double bellcote.[1]

Notes and References

  1. David Verey, Gloucestershire, Second edition: The Cotswolds, books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2012