Holy Trinity Church, Wolverton
| Holy Trinity Church, Wolverton | |
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 Holy Trinity Church, Wolverton | |
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| 52°03′51″N 0°49′47″W / 52.06425°N 0.82977°W | |
| Location | Wolverton, Buckinghamshire |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Years built | 1809–1815 |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Wolverton |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Revd Gill Barrow-Jones |
The Church of the Holy Trinity is a Grade II* listed church, incorporating Saxon and medieval elements, located in the town of Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, England.[1] The modern church was rebuilt between 1809 and 1815.
History
[edit]The Church of the Holy Trinity is the original parish church of the Saxon settlement of Wolverton[citation needed] and overlooks the valley of the Ouse river, near the site of the Norman motte-and-bailey castle.[2]
In the early 19th century the old medieval building was replaced by a new church, begun in 1809 and completed in 1815.[2] The new church incorporates the 14th-century central tower of the old church, but this was re-cased in new masonry.[3][2]
The new stonework used Warwickshire sandstone, brought in from Attleborough, and was brought to the site by barge on the recently opened Grand Junction Canal.[3]
Next door to the church is a house built in 1729, which later became the vicarage; the front door has stonework from the nearby, demolished manor house of the 16th century, including the de Longueville family coat of arms, and pieces from the earlier church building.[4]
The church was Grade II* listed on 12 June 1953.[1]
Holy Trinity today
[edit]The rector is The Revd Gill Barrow-Jones.[5]
Churchyard
[edit]Among those buried in the churchyard are the stonemason George Wills, grandfather of the chemist George S. V. Wills.
Sources
[edit]- ^ a b Historic England. "Church of the Holy Trinity (Grade II*) (1125323)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ a b c "Parishes : Wolverton". A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 4. Victoria History of the Counties of England. 1927. p. 505–509. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ a b Official history Retrieved 8 March 2019
- ^ Woodfield, Paul (1986). A guide to the historic buildings of Milton Keynes. Milton Keynes: Milton Keynes Development Corporation. p. 172. ISBN 978-0903379052.
- ^ Official site
External links
[edit]- Official site Retrieved 8 March 2019
- Official history of Holy Trinity Wolverton Retrieved 8 March 2019