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St Michael and All Angels' Church, Cofton Hackett

Coordinates: 52°22′33.96″N 1°58′54.8″W / 52.3761000°N 1.981889°W / 52.3761000; -1.981889
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St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Cofton Hackett
St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Cofton Hackett
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52°22′33.96″N 1°58′54.8″W / 52.3761000°N 1.981889°W / 52.3761000; -1.981889
LocationCofton Hackett
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
Websitestandrewscofe.org.uk
History
DedicationSt Michael All Saints
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II* listed
Administration
DioceseAnglican Diocese of Birmingham
ArchdeaconryBirmingham
DeaneryKing’s Norton
ParishCofton Hackett and Barnt Green

St Michael and All Angels' Church, Cofton Hackett is a Grade II* listed[1] parish church in the Church of England in Worcestershire.[2]

History

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St Michael and All Angels Anglican Church is located on Cofton Church Lane. A church may have existed on the site in the 12th century, as a "chapel" at Cofton is mentioned in a Papal Bull of 1182.[3]

The present building certainly dates back to the 14th century and was probably built in 1330 by Robert de Leycester as a chapel for the Manor House. It was a chapel annexed to St Laurence's Church, Northfield until 1866.[4]

The church was renovated in 1861 by the architect Henry Day.[5]

The church is in a joint parish with St. Andrew's Church, Barnt Green.

References

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  1. ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1348568)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  2. ^ The Buildings of England. Worcestershire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Penguin Books.
  3. ^ Papal Bull Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ 'Parishes: Coston or Cofton Hackett', A History of the County of Worcester: volume 3 (1913), pp. 54–57.Hackett Date accessed: 23 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Church of St Michael, Cofton Hackett". British Listed Buildings. britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2015.