St Lawrence's Church, Coppenhall

St Lawrence's Church, Coppenhall

St Lawrence’s Church, Coppenhall
52°46′16.36″N 2°8′21.43″W / 52.7712111°N 2.1392861°W / 52.7712111; -2.1392861Coordinates: 52°46′16.36″N 2°8′21.43″W / 52.7712111°N 2.1392861°W / 52.7712111; -2.1392861
Location Coppenhall, Staffordshire
Country England
Denomination Church of England
History
Dedication St Lawrence
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade II* listed
Administration
Parish Coppenhall
Deanery Penkridge
Archdeaconry Lichfield
Diocese Diocese of Lichfield

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

  1. ↑ The Buildings of England. Staffordshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. p.108. ISBN 0140710469
  2. ↑ N Pevsner, Buildings of England: Staffordshire, Harmonsworth/Penguin, 1974, p.108
  3. ↑ History of Coppenhall
  4. ↑ L. Margaret Midgley (editor), A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 5 - East Cuttlestone Hundred, Victoria County History, UK, 1959, pp.141-143
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