Church of the Holy Cross, Sherston
51°34′23″N 2°12′43″W / 51.573°N 2.212°W
| Church of the Holy Cross, Sherston | |
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| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Broad Church |
| History | |
| Dedication | The Holy Cross |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Bristol |
| Archdeaconry | Malmesbury |
| Deanery | North Wiltshire |
| Parish | Sherston |
| Clergy | |
| Priest(s) | Rev Susan Harvey |
| Assistant | Rev John Morgan |
The Church of the Holy Cross is the Anglican church in the village of Sherston, Wiltshire, England. It is Norman and contains many interesting religious items, including remains of Norman wall decoration, and a crucifix donated to the church by Italian soldiers during World War II. Sung Eucharist is held at the church every Sunday at 9.30 am and the church is also open every day for silent prayer.
The church is Grade I listed.[1]
History
The Domesday Book of 1086 recorded a church at Sherston.[2] A Norman church was built c. 1170 and fragments of this can be seen in the present church.[3]
The church was built in the 13th century and extended in the 15th. The tower was rebuilt in 1733 in the Gothic revival style. Restoration was carried out in 1876–7 by T.H. Wyatt, and there was further work by Ewan Christian later in that century.[3]
Pevsner writes: "An impressive church with a crossing tower, almost too high for the rest."[4]
Parish
The benefice was united with that of the small neighbouring parish of Easton Grey in 1954.[5] Today the parish is at the centre of the Gauzebrook group of churches, alongside the parishes of eight surrounding villages.[6]
References
- ^ Historic England. "Church of the Holy Cross, Sherston (1023223)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ Sherston in the Domesday Book
- ^ a b "Church of the Holy Cross, Sherston". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (revision) (1975) [1963]. Wiltshire. The Buildings of England (2nd ed.). Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 469. ISBN 0-14-0710-26-4.
- ^ "No. 40176". The London Gazette. 18 May 1954. pp. 2923–2924.
- ^ "Holy Cross Sherston". The Gauzebrook Group. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
External links
Media related to Holy Cross church, Sherston at Wikimedia Commons- High resolution image of the nave
