Church of St Peter
Church of St Peter is located in Gloucestershire
Church of St Peter
Church of St Peter
51°50′09″N 1°48′12″W / 51.8359°N 1.8032°W / 51.8359; -1.8032
DenominationChurch of England
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade I listed building
Designated26 January 1961
Administration
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseGloucester

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.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Church of St. Peter". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  2. ^ Lees, Hilary (1998). Porch and pew: Small churches of the Cotswolds. Walnut Tree. pp. 36–37. ISBN 978-0948251924.
  3. ^ a b "St Peter, Farmington Church". Northleach Benefice. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  4. ^ "St Peter". A Church Near You. Church of England. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Drysdale Family Memorial Bells". Imperial War Museum. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Farmington, St Peter". English Church Architecture. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  7. ^ "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. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Farmington WW1 Memorial Tablet". Imperial War Museum. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Candles of Life". Reyntiens Glass Studio. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  10. ^ Oakley, Niall (1999). "St Peter's Church, Farmington Gloucestershire. Archaeological Watching Brief" (PDF). Cotswold Archaeology. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
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