The present church, including the nave, sanctuary, south aisle, and spire, is thought to have been built by Sir John Giffard, Lord of the Manor of Leckhampton, in the 14th century.[2] He and his wife are commemorated by effigies in the church. There must have been an earlier church on the site, since in 1162 one of its priests was fined two shillings for non-payment of dues to the Canons of Cirencester Abbey by Archbishop Thomas Becket.[3]
The church was enlarged in the 1860s by the addition of a north aisle and the lengthening of the nave at the west end, under the direction of the architect John Middleton.[4] With the expansion of the local population, part of the medieval parish containing much of the 19th century residential development was detached to form the new parish of St Philip and St James.
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peter, church, leckhampton, church, england, parish, church, leckhampton, cheltenham, gloucestershire, england, church, belongs, diocese, gloucester, member, developing, group, south, cheltenham, churches, along, with, philip, james, church, leckhampton, chris. St Peter s Church Leckhampton is the Church of England parish church in Leckhampton Cheltenham Gloucestershire England The church belongs to the Diocese of Gloucester and is a member of the developing group of South Cheltenham Churches along with St Philip and St James Church Leckhampton St Christopher Warden Hill and St Stephen s and Emmanuel 1 Church of St Peter Leckhampton St Peter s Church from the south eastContents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe present church including the nave sanctuary south aisle and spire is thought to have been built by Sir John Giffard Lord of the Manor of Leckhampton in the 14th century 2 He and his wife are commemorated by effigies in the church There must have been an earlier church on the site since in 1162 one of its priests was fined two shillings for non payment of dues to the Canons of Cirencester Abbey by Archbishop Thomas Becket 3 The church was enlarged in the 1860s by the addition of a north aisle and the lengthening of the nave at the west end under the direction of the architect John Middleton 4 With the expansion of the local population part of the medieval parish containing much of the 19th century residential development was detached to form the new parish of St Philip and St James The church has a ring of eight bells 5 and an organ built by Hill Norman and Beard in 1936 modified 2000 6 The churchyard contains a memorial to Dr Edward Wilson who died on Scott s last Antarctic expedition 4 The churchyard contains the war graves of eight service personnel of World War I and three of World War II 7 Also buried here are Major Henry Duberly 1822 1890 and his wife Fanny Duberly 1829 1902 who accompanied her husband during the Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny 8 See also editLeckhampton CourtReferences edit St Peter A Church Near You Church of England Archived from the original on 27 August 2020 Retrieved 27 August 2020 Church of St Peter and lych gate National Heritage List for England Historic England Archived from the original on 27 August 2020 Retrieved 27 August 2020 St Peter s Church Leckhampton Cheltenham Gloucestershire Places of Worship Archived from the original on 27 August 2020 Retrieved 27 August 2020 a b The Buildings of England Gloucestershire The Vale and the Forest of Dean by David Verey 1970 edition pages 283 285 Bell Ringers St Peters Archived from the original on 27 August 2020 Retrieved 27 August 2020 St Peter s Leckhampton Gloucestershire Organists Association Archived from the original on 22 January 2020 Retrieved 27 August 2020 CWGC Cemetery Report Breakdown obtained from casualty record Archived from the original on 21 November 2015 Retrieved 6 February 2013 Frances Isabella Duberly in the UK and Ireland Find A Grave Index 1300s Current Archived 2020 08 27 at the Wayback Machine Find a GraveExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to St Peter s church Leckhampton Official website51 52 21 5 N 2 5 14 W 51 872639 N 2 08722 W 51 872639 2 08722 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Peter 27s Church Leckhampton amp oldid 1082085118, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
