Historic churches · South East England
Highfield Church
Highfield Church — Grade II listed church in Highfield, Southampton, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- St Denys · 1.0 km
- Free entry
About
Highfield Church is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade II listed church in Highfield, Southampton, UK". Coordinates: 50.9297°, -1.3952°.
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Heritage listing
Highfield Church is a parish church in the Highfield district of Southampton, England. It is an Anglican Church in the Diocese of Winchester.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Test SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: The New Forest SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Highfield Church is a parish church in the Highfield district of Southampton, England. It is an Anglican Church in the Diocese of Winchester.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The foundation stone for Highfield Church was laid on 12 September 1846 and it was consecrated on 17 September 1847, by the Right Reverend Charles Sumner, the Bishop of Winchester. The first Minister was the Reverend Philip Raulin Robin. The legal name of the church is Christ Church, Portswood but it became commonly known as Highfield Church in 1883.
Architecture
The church originally had a nave, a small chancel with clerestory windows, a south aisle, and a tower with a broached oak shingled spire, which contained one bell. The architect was Joshua Brandon, who died before the building was completed and is buried in the churchyard. The walls of the church are of Purbeck Stone with mouldings of Caen Stone and the painted glass windows were created by Nixon and Ward. The church has been built onto and altered many times since it was first built.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.9297, -1.3952
- District
- Southampton
- Parish
- Southampton, unparished area
- Postcode
- SO17 1RL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Southampton Test
- Established
- 1846
- Nearest railway station
- St Denys — 1 km
- Official site
- www.highfield.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q15072668 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Highfield Church (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: HighfieldChurch.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Highfield Church?
- Highfield Church is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SO17 1RL), in the parish of Southampton, unparished area.
- When was Highfield Church built?
- Built or established in 1846.
- Is Highfield Church a listed building?
- Highfield Church is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Highfield Church a protected site?
- Yes — Highfield Church is part of the River Test SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the The New Forest SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Highfield Church free to visit?
- Yes, Highfield Church is free to enter.
- How do I get to Highfield Church?
- The nearest railway station is St Denys, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SO17 1RL.