Historic churches · South East England
Church of the Holy Cross, Sherston
Church of the Holy Cross, Sherston — church in Sherston, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
Church of the Holy Cross, Sherston is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Sherston, UK". Coordinates: 51.5729°, -2.2122°.
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Heritage listing
The Church of the Holy Cross is the Grade I listed Anglican parish church in the village of Sherston, Wiltshire, England. It has Norman origins and contains many interesting religious items, including remains of Norman wall decoration, and a crucifix donated to the church by Italian soldiers during World War II.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Church of the Holy Cross is the Grade I listed Anglican parish church in the village of Sherston, Wiltshire, England. It has Norman origins and contains many interesting religious items, including remains of Norman wall decoration, and a crucifix donated to the church by Italian soldiers during World War II.
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Background
History
The Domesday Book of 1086 recorded a church at Sherston and the present church is probably on the same site, in the centre of the village beyond the north end of the High Street. It has a chancel, a nave with aisles, a crossing tower, north transept and south porch. Nikolaus Pevsner writes: "An impressive church with a crossing tower, almost too high for the rest." The oldest part of the building is the 12th-century north arcade. The crossing and north transept (with a group of three lancet windows) are early 13th-century, and on the outside of the north transept a number of 12th-century corbels were reused. There is also a standing figure of a saint, from the mid to late 12th century,…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5729, -2.2122
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- Sherston
- Postcode
- SN16 0LR
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Cotswolds
Sources
- wikidata: Q5117891 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Church of the Holy Cross, Sherston (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Sherston.wiltshire.arp.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Church of the Holy Cross, Sherston?
- Church of the Holy Cross, Sherston is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SN16 0LR), in the parish of Sherston.
- Is Church of the Holy Cross, Sherston a listed building?
- Church of the Holy Cross, Sherston is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Church of the Holy Cross, Sherston a protected site?
- Yes — Church of the Holy Cross, Sherston is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Church of the Holy Cross, Sherston free to visit?
- Yes, Church of the Holy Cross, Sherston is free to enter.
- How do I get to Church of the Holy Cross, Sherston?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SN16 0LR. It sits within the South Cotswolds parliamentary constituency.