St Michael's Church, Winterbourne

St Michael the Archangel Church
St Michael the Archangel Church
	Location within Bristol
General information
Town or city	Winterbourne, Bristol
Country	England
Coordinates	51°31′36″N 2°31′06″W / 51.5267°N 2.5184°W
Construction started	12th century

St Michael the Archangel Church or simply St Michael's Church is an Anglican parish church located in Winterbourne, South Gloucestershire, on the northern fringe of Bristol. It was built in the 12th century and has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building.^[1] It was partially rebuilt in 1843-7 and underwent alterations in 1877-80.^[2] In 1851 it could seat a congregation of 320.^[2]

The Church is located to the west of Winterbourne, largely surrounded by fields and woodland, though a number of cottages flank it. Despite its rather isolated location its prominent spire is clearly visible for miles around. Behind the Church's most recent graveyard is the Monks Pool nature reserve and the Bradley Brook. Winterbourne Court, a 14th-century tithe barn, stands immediately adjacent to the Church.

In the churchyard's north-west corner is the war grave of a Devonshire Regiment soldier of World War II.^[3]

St Michael's is part of the Fromeside Partnership, an association between the local ecclesiastical parishes of Coalpit Heath, Frampton Cotterell, Winterbourne and Winterbourne Down.^[4]

References

^ "Church of St. Michael". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2007.
^ ^a ^b Munden, Alan (2015). The Religious Census of Bristol & Gloucestershire. p. 94.
^ [1] CWGC Casualty Record.
^ Saint Peter's Church, Frampton Cotterell, The Fromeside Partnership, November 2008 Archived 2011-10-08 at the Wayback Machine