Historic churches · West Midlands
Church of St James
Church of St James — Grade I listed church in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Honeybourne · 6.7 km
- Free entry
About
Church of St James is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1050. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade I listed church in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 52.0533°, -1.7758°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Anglican Church of St James at Chipping Campden in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England, was built in the 15th century incorporating an earlier Norman church. It is a grade I listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The early perpendicular Cotswold wool church, was built in the 15th century but included elements of the Norman church which had been on the site since 1180. The parish is part of the Vale and Cotswold Edge benefice within the Diocese of Gloucester.
Architecture
The building consists of a five-bay nave, three-bay chancel, two aisles and a five-stage west tower. The interior includes medieval altar frontals (c.1500), cope (c.1400) and 17th-century monuments includes a monument to silk merchant Sir Baptist Hicks and his family. The includes a plaque to William Grevel, described as "the flower of the wool merchants of all England".
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.0533, -1.7758
- County
- Gloucestershire
- District
- Cotswold
- Parish
- Chipping Campden
- Postcode
- GL55 6JE
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Cotswolds
- Established
- 1050
- Nearest railway station
- Honeybourne — 6.7 km
- Official site
- perform.campden.school
Sources
- wikidata: Q17525789 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Church of St James, Chipping Campden (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: East Banqueting StJames Chipping Campden.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Church of St James?
- Church of St James is in Gloucestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode GL55 6JE), in the parish of Chipping Campden.
- When was Church of St James built?
- Built or established in 1050.
- Is Church of St James a listed building?
- Church of St James is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Church of St James a protected site?
- Yes — Church of St James is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Church of St James free to visit?
- Yes, Church of St James is free to enter.
- How do I get to Church of St James?
- The nearest railway station is Honeybourne, about 6.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode GL55 6JE.