St Lawrence's Church, Coppenhall
| St Lawrence's Church, Coppenhall | |
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 St Lawrence’s Church, Coppenhall | |
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| 52°46′16.36″N 2°8′21.43″W / 52.7712111°N 2.1392861°W | |
| Location | Coppenhall, Staffordshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Lawrence |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* listed |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Lichfield |
| Archdeaconry | Lichfield |
| Deanery | Penkridge |
| Parish | Coppenhall |
St Lawrence’s Church, Coppenhall is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Coppenhall, Staffordshire.[1]
History
The small ancient church of St. Lawrence, built c.1200, and described by Pevsner as "a perfect 13th century village church, small but of great dignity,"[2] is constructed of thick sandstone walls with a spired wooden bellcote, and has capacity for only about 60 worshippers. It was made a chapelry of Penkridge parish after the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834. The church registers commence in 1678 and are deposited at Staffordshire Record Office.[3]
A church existed at Coppenhall by 1200, it being a dependency of Penkridge College by 1261, having also had a vicarage ordained by 1291.
The church was extensively restored in 1866, which involved fitting a new roof, repairs to the windows and gable-ends and the addition of a new circular window to the east gable. A new bell turret was also added with a taller spire, and a stone pulpit and circular font were installed at this time. In 1917, a memorial pulpit and lectern were bequeathed in memory of Charles Mort by his widow Helen. In 1932, an oak lych-gate was added in memory of Charles H and Lillie Wright.[4]
References
- ^ The Buildings of England. Staffordshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. p.108. ISBN 0140710469
- ^ N Pevsner, Buildings of England: Staffordshire, Harmonsworth/Penguin, 1974, p.108
- ^ History of Coppenhall
- ^ L. Margaret Midgley (editor), A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 5 - East Cuttlestone Hundred, Victoria County History, UK, 1959, pp.141-143