Church of St Andrew, Sevenhampton

The Anglican Church of St Andrew at Sevenhampton in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England, was built in the 12th century. It is a grade I listed building.^[1]

Church of St Andrew
Church of St Andrew
51.8941°N 1.9539°W / 51.8941; -1.9539
Denomination	Church of England
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade I listed building
Designated	26 January 1961
Administration
Province	Canterbury
Diocese	Gloucester

History

The church was built in the 12th and 13th centuries with the tower being added in the 15th.^[2] In 1136 the church was given to Llanthony Priory by Robert de Bethune the Bishop of Hereford.^[3][4] The work around 1500 included the insertion of the lantern tower over the Crossing.^[5] The church underwent Victorian restoration by Frederick S. Waller in 1892.^[1][4]

The parish of Sevenhampton with Charlton Abbots is part of the Coln River Group benefice within the Diocese of Gloucester.^[6][7]

Architecture

The cruciform limestone building has a stone slate roof. It consists of the nave with south porch, chancel, north and south transepts and a central tower. The three-stage tower has an octagonal staircase leading to the roof.^[1][3][4] Within the tower are three bells, the oldest of which dates from the 15th century.^[4]

Nine of the church windows have stained glass, the oldest of which is from 1869.^[8] There are two fonts, one from the late 17th century and the other Victorian.^[3]

Within the church is a memorial tablet listing the names of those from the village who died in World War I.^[9] Among the other memorials are several to the Lawrence family of Whittington Court.^[3]