Historic churches · South East England
St Michael and All Angels Church, Badminton
St Michael and All Angels Church, Badminton — Grade I listed church in Badminton, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
St Michael and All Angels Church, Badminton is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1785. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade I listed church in Badminton, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.5444°, -2.2799°.
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Heritage listing
St Michael and All Angels is a Grade I listed church on the estate of the Duke of Beaufort in the village of Great Badminton, Gloucestershire, England. Attached to the Duke of Beaufort's residence, Badminton House, it is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Gloucester. Although within the grounds of the Badminton Estate, the church is owned, and its upkeep met, by the Badminton's Parochial Church Council, rather than the Ducal estate.
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
St Michael and All Angels is a Grade I listed church on the estate of the Duke of Beaufort in the village of Great Badminton, Gloucestershire, England. Attached to the Duke of Beaufort's residence, Badminton House, it is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Gloucester. Although within the grounds of the Badminton Estate, the church is owned, and its upkeep met, by the Badminton's Parochial Church Council, rather than the Ducal estate. There is a smaller church of the same name in the neighbouring hamlet of Little Badminton.
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Background
Architecture
The current church was built in 1785 by Charles Evans in the style of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, in miniature, but with a plain tower. The medieval predecessor church, which was then demolished, lay slightly further to the west. The nave of the church has a tunnel-vault with ornamental panelled plasterwork and classical four-bay arcades and aisles with four small saucer domes. The chancel and apse were added in 1875 to accommodate the elaborate monument to Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort by Grinling Gibbons. but the monument was moved to Badminton in 1878. Within the church, the pulpit and box pews date from 1785, while the organ case, choir stalls, reredos and communion rail…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5444, -2.2799
- District
- South Gloucestershire
- Parish
- Badminton
- Postcode
- GL9 1DB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Thornbury and Yate
- Established
- 1785
Sources
- wikidata: Q16900482 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Michael and All Angels Church, Badminton (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Michael & All Angels Church, Great Badminton, Gloucestershire (2011).JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Michael and All Angels Church, Badminton?
- St Michael and All Angels Church, Badminton is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode GL9 1DB), in the parish of Badminton.
- When was St Michael and All Angels Church, Badminton built?
- Built or established in 1785.
- Is St Michael and All Angels Church, Badminton a listed building?
- St Michael and All Angels Church, Badminton is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is St Michael and All Angels Church, Badminton a protected site?
- Yes — St Michael and All Angels Church, Badminton is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is St Michael and All Angels Church, Badminton free to visit?
- Yes, St Michael and All Angels Church, Badminton is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Michael and All Angels Church, Badminton?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode GL9 1DB. It sits within the Thornbury and Yate parliamentary constituency.