Church of St Eadburga, Ebrington

The Anglican Church of St Eadburga at Ebrington in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England was built in the 13th century. It is a grade I listed building.[1]

Church of St Eadburga
Church of St Eadburga
DenominationChurch of England
Websitewww.ebringtonchurch.org.uk/welcome.htm
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade I listed building
Designated25 August 1960
Administration
BeneficeVale and Cotswold Edge
DioceseGloucester
ProvinceCanterbury

History

The church has a Norman nave. The aisle and chancel are from the 13th century. A Victorian restoration was carried out in 1875 and 1876.[1]

The parish is part of the Vale and Cotswold Edge benefice within the Diocese of Gloucester.[2]

Architecture

The stone building is supported by buttresses and has a limestone slate roof. It has a two-stage tower.[1]

It includes monuments to the Fortescue family including one to Sir John Fortescue in his robes as Lord Chief Justice.[3]

There is a 17th-century canopied pulpit and medieval stained glass windows, some of which is from the 16th and 17th centuries.[1] A wooden royal coat of arms dates from 1725.[4] The font is from the 13th century.[5]

The church contains a carved wooden board as a memorial to those from the village who died in World War II.[6]

References
  1. "Church of St. Eadburga". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. "St Eadburgha's". A Church Near You. Church of England. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  3. "St. Eadburgha, Ebrington". Small Pilgrim Places Network. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  4. "Church Guide". Ebrington Church. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  5. "Ebrington - St Edburgha's Church". Cotswolds.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  6. "St Eadburgha Church WW2 Memorial". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
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