Historic churches · West Midlands
St Michael & All Angels Church, Bishop's Cleeve
St Michael & All Angels Church, Bishop's Cleeve — church in Bishop's Cleeve, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Gotherington · 2.5 km
- Free entry
About
St Michael & All Angels Church, Bishop's Cleeve is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1160. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Bishop's Cleeve, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.9481°, -2.0585°.
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Heritage listing
St Michael & All Angels is the Anglican church in the village of Bishop's Cleeve, just north of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire. Informally the church is known simply as St Michael's.
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 & All Angels is the Anglican church in the village of Bishop's Cleeve, just north of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire. Informally the church is known simply as St Michael's.
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Background
History
The church building is Grade I listed, with parts dating back over 900 years. It was originally a monastic settlement in Anglo-Saxon times, which is how the village of Bishops Cleeve began. Later, after the Norman Conquest in 1066, the main body of the church was built as a Catholic church. Parts of the frescoes on the walls still remain to this day, and it was a popular place for pilgrims to visit. The Delabere family later then added to the main body of the church, in the 1700s, with places for the growing congregation to sit; the family are now buried in their tomb inside the church. The tomb is one of the main reasons for tourists to visit Cleeve and the church, but it is in desperate…
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- Coordinates
- 51.9481, -2.0585
- County
- Gloucestershire
- District
- Tewkesbury
- Parish
- Bishop's Cleeve
- Postcode
- GL52 8BA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tewkesbury
- Established
- 1160
- Nearest railway station
- Gotherington — 2.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7594825 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Michael & All Angels Church, Bishop's Cleeve (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Bishops cleeve church.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Michael & All Angels Church, Bishop's Cleeve?
- St Michael & All Angels Church, Bishop's Cleeve is in Gloucestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode GL52 8BA), in the parish of Bishop's Cleeve.
- When was St Michael & All Angels Church, Bishop's Cleeve built?
- Built or established in 1160.
- Is St Michael & All Angels Church, Bishop's Cleeve a listed building?
- St Michael & All Angels Church, Bishop's Cleeve is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is St Michael & All Angels Church, Bishop's Cleeve a protected site?
- Yes — St Michael & All Angels Church, Bishop's Cleeve is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is St Michael & All Angels Church, Bishop's Cleeve free to visit?
- Yes, St Michael & All Angels Church, Bishop's Cleeve is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Michael & All Angels Church, Bishop's Cleeve?
- The nearest railway station is Gotherington, about 2.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode GL52 8BA.