St Faith, Farmcote

St Faith, Farmcote

St Faith, Farmcote
Location within Gloucestershire
Coordinates: 51°57′29″N 1°54′44″W / 51.95795°N 1.91218°W / 51.95795; -1.91218
Location Gloucestershire
Country England
Denomination Anglican
History
Dedication St Faith
Architecture
Functional status Monthly service
Heritage designation Grade I
Architectural type Church
Style Norman, Early English, Perpendicular
Specifications
Materials Stone
Administration
Parish Guiting Power with Farmcote
Archdeaconry Cheltenham
Diocese Gloucester
Province Canterbury
Clergy
Bishop(s) Bishop of Gloucester

St Faith, Farmcote is a chapel of ease in Farmcote, Gloucestershire, 2 miles west-north-west of Temple Guiting. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.[1]

The chapel is located in the small hamlet of Farmcote in the Cotswolds, near Winchcombe. The original building was Saxon; the only remains of the early church are the Saxo-Norman nave, the remains of a doorway and a double bellcote.[2]

References

  1. Historic England. "Church of St Faith (1089514)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  2. David Verey, Gloucestershire, Second edition: The Cotswolds, books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2012

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