Church of St Margaret, Bagendon

The Anglican Church of St Margaret at Bagendon in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England was built in the 12th century. It is a grade I listed building.[1]

Church of St Margaret
Church of St Margaret
DenominationChurch of England
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade I listed building
Designated26 November 1958
Administration
ParishBagendon
DioceseGloucester
ProvinceCanterbury

History

The origins of the church are unclear. The current building was erected in the 12th century but there may have been an Saxon church on the site previously. The chancel was rebuilt in the 1460s and there was some further rebuilding in 1830. A Victorian restoration was carried out by Sidney Gambier-Parry in 1889.[1]

The parish is part of the Churn Valley benefice within the Diocese of Gloucester.[2]

Architecture

The limestone building consists of a nave, north aisle, vestry and chancel with a three-stage west tower supported by diagonal buttresses.[1] The tower contains five bells.[3]

The interior includes an 11th-century font and memorials and tombs from various centuries.[1] There is an aumbrey in the south wall of the sanctuary.[4]

There are fragments of stained glass from the 15th century. The north west window has glass by Charles Eamer Kempe.[1]

References
  1. "Church of St Margaret". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. "St Margaret". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  3. "Cirencester". The Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association of Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  4. "English Church Architecture". Bagendon, St Margaret. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
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