St Peter's Church, Havenstreet

St Peter's Church, Havenstreet
St Peter's Church, Havenstreet
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Broad Church
History
Dedication	St Peter
Administration
Parish	Havenstreet
Diocese	Portsmouth
Province	Canterbury

St Peter's Church, Havenstreet is a parish church in the Church of England located in Havenstreet, Isle of Wight.

History

The church dates from 1852 by the architect Thomas Hellyer.[1] It consists of chancel, nave, south porch and bell turret, with one bell, was built in 1852.

The ecclesiastical parish of St Peter, Haven Street was formed from parts of the parishes of Arreton and Newchurch in 1853[2]

The churchyard contains Commonwealth war graves of two Hampshire Regiment soldiers of World War I.[3]

References

The Buildings of England, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Nikolaus Pevsner
'Parishes: Newchurch', A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 5 (1912), pp. 177-187. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42068 Date accessed: 14 December 2008.
CWGC Cemetery report, details from casualty record.

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[1] The Buildings of England, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Nikolaus Pevsner

[2] 'Parishes: Newchurch', A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 5 (1912), pp. 177-187. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42068 Date accessed: 14 December 2008.

[3] CWGC Cemetery report, details from casualty record.