Chapels · West Midlands
Odda's Chapel
Odda's Chapel — Grade I listed chapel in Deerhurst, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Ashchurch for Tewkesbury · 6.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Odda's Chapel is a chapel in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1001. Built in the Anglo-Saxon architecture style. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Owned by English Heritage. Managed by English Heritage. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade I listed chapel in Deerhurst, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.9669°, -2.1919°.
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From English Heritage
One of the most complete surviving Saxon churches in England, this chapel was built in 1056 by Earl Odda, and rediscovered in 1865 subsumed into a farmhouse. Nearby is the famous Saxon parish church.
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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
Odda's Chapel is a former chantry chapel at Deerhurst, Gloucestershire. It is an 11th-century late Anglo-Saxon building, completed a decade before the Norman Conquest of England. In the 16th century the chapel ceased to be used for worship and by the 17th century it was part of a farmhouse. It was rediscovered and restored late in the 19th century, and further restored in the 20th century. It is now managed by English Heritage. The chapel is the smaller of two Anglo-Saxon places of worship in Deerhurst. The larger and older is St Mary's Priory Church. Both buildings were part of a Benedictine priory, whose site is now a scheduled monument.
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Background
History
Earl Odda had the chapel built for the benefit of the soul of his brother Ælfric, who died on 22 December 1053. Ealdred, Bishop of Worcester consecrated it on 12 April 1056.
Architecture
The building has a nave and chancel, linked by a Romanesque chancel arch. A smaller Romanesque arch forms a doorway on the north side of the chapel. The nave has small windows high in the north and south walls. <gallery mode="packed" heights="200px"> File:Odda's Chapel, Deerhurst - geograph.org.uk - 1729824.jpg|Chancel arch seen from the nave File:Saxon doorway, Odda's Chapel - geograph.org.uk - 988679.jpg|North doorway to the nave </gallery>
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- Coordinates
- 51.9669, -2.1919
- County
- Gloucestershire
- District
- Tewkesbury
- Parish
- Deerhurst
- Postcode
- GL19 4BX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tewkesbury
- Established
- 1001
- Nearest railway station
- Ashchurch for Tewkesbury — 6.7 km
- Opening
- Apr 01-Oct 31 10:00-18:00; Jan 02-Mar 31,Nov 01-Dec 31 10:00-16:00; Dec 24 off; Dec 25 off; Dec 26 off; Jan 01 off
- Official site
- www.english-heritage.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7077455 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Odda's Chapel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Odda chapel Deerhurst.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Odda's Chapel?
- Odda's Chapel is in Gloucestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode GL19 4BX), in the parish of Deerhurst.
- When was Odda's Chapel built?
- Built or established in 1001.
- Who runs Odda's Chapel?
- Odda's Chapel is operated by English Heritage.
- Is Odda's Chapel a listed building?
- Odda's Chapel is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Odda's Chapel a protected site?
- Yes — Odda's Chapel is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Odda's Chapel free to visit?
- Yes, Odda's Chapel is free to enter.