| Church of St Stephen, Saltash | |||||||||
| Other Name: | St Stephens-by-Saltash | ||||||||
| Location: | Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 4AP | ||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||
| Denomination: | Church of England | ||||||||
| Status: | Active | ||||||||
| Functional Status: | Parish church | ||||||||
| Years Built: | 15th century | ||||||||
| Parish: | St. Stephen by Saltash | ||||||||
| Deanery: | East Wivelshire | ||||||||
| Archdeaconry: | Archdeaconry of Bodmin | ||||||||
| Diocese: | Diocese of Truro | ||||||||
| Priestincharge: | The Revd Laura Bushell-Hawke | ||||||||
| Nonstipendiaryminister: | The Revd Pam Sellix, The Revd Jo Lobb The Revd Gordon Cryer The Revd Oliver Ryder, The Revd Diane Burrows. | ||||||||
| Reader: | Rick Cowdery | ||||||||
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The Church of St Stephen, also known as St Stephens-by-Saltash, is a Church of England parish church in Saltash, Cornwall. The church is a grade I listed building, and dates from the 15th century.
There was originally a 13th-century church on the same site; it had been consecrated in 1259. The present church dates to the 15th century. The church building itself consists of three aisles, five bays, and a three-stage tower. The slate roof is dated to 1866.
Inside the church, there is a square font dating to the Norman period of a similar style to others in Cornwall. Behind the high altar, is a seven-bay, Gothic style reredos.
On 17 January 1952, the church was designated a grade I listed building.
In the churchyard is a Gothic lantern cross. This cross was first recorded by Joseph Polsue in 1872; it stood for many years in the vicarage garden. In the 1970s it was resited in the churchyard. Andrew Langdon is of the opinion that it originally stood in the churchyard.[1]
The parish of St. Stephen by Saltash is part of the Saltash Area Ministry in the Archdeaconry of Bodmin of the Diocese of Truro.[2] [3] St Stephen's is part of the Benefice of Saltash alongside the Church of St Nicholas and St Faith, Saltash.[4] The patrons of the parish are the Dean and the Canons of Windsor.