Church of St James, Chipping Campden
| Church of St James | |
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  Church of St James | |
| 52°03′12″N 1°46′33″W / 52.0533°N 1.7758°W | |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed building |
| Specifications | |
| Tower height | 119 feet (36 metres) |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Gloucester |
| Parish | Chipping Campden |
The Anglican Church of St James at Chipping Campden in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England was built in the 15th century incorporating an earlier Norman church. It is a grade I listed building.[1]
History
[edit]The early perpendicular Cotswold wool church,[2] was built in the 15th century but included elements of the Norman church which had been on the site since 1180.[3]
The parish is part of the Vale and Cotswold Edge benefice within the Diocese of Gloucester.[4]
Architecture
[edit]The building consists of a five-bay nave, three-bay chancel, two aisles and a five-stage west tower.[1] The tower is 119 feet (36 metres) high to the top of the pinnacles.[5]
The interior includes medieval altar frontals (c.1500), cope (c.1400) and 17th-century monuments includes a monument to silk merchant Sir Baptist Hicks and his family. The includes a plaque to William Grevel, described as "the flower of the wool merchants of all England".[6]
References
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- ^ a b "Church of St James". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "St James Church, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire". English Churches. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "History". St James' Church, Chipping Camden. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "St James". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ Flannery, Julian (2016). Fifty English Steeples: The Finest Medieval Parish Church Towers and Spires in England. London: Thames and Hudson. pp. 322–329. ISBN 978-0-500-34314-2. OCLC 965636725.
- ^ Pilbeam, Alan (2011). Gloucestershire 300 Years Ago. The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-9673-3.