- Church of St Peter & St Paul, Kingsbury
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St Peter & St Paul 
The Church Tower52°33′50″N 1°41′05″W / 52.5638°N 1.6847°WCoordinates: 52°33′50″N 1°41′05″W / 52.5638°N 1.6847°W Denomination Church of England Churchmanship Anglican Website Kingsbury And Baxterley Churches Administration Diocese Diocese of Birmingham Province Province of Canterbury Clergy Vicar(s) Revd. Janet Gasper MD Laity Churchwarden(s) Roy White and Carole Haines Church of St Peter & St Paul is an Church of England parish church in the village of Kingsbury, Warwickshire, England. It is the only Church of England church in the parish and it dates from the 12th century
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History
The church was built around the year 1200, when the church was built and until the 19th century the village was just a small hamlet, it was surrounded by land owned by then prime minister Sir Robert Peel.
The stones of the church porch show evidence of arrow-sharpening grooves, sometimes said to have been done by soldiers but more probably by hunting parties or locals waiting their turn for the nearby village butts, as all males had to be proficient with a longbow.
Today
The church is part of the Diocese of Birmingham and the Deanery of Polesworth. It is the main church in the Kingsbury and Baxterley group of churches along with Baxterley, Merevale, Hurley and Wood End, All five share the same vicar who is currently Revd. Janet Gasper.[1]
References
- ^ "KingsBaxtGroup.org". Kingsbury & Baxterley Group of Parish Churches. http://www.kingbaxgroup.org.uk/index.html. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
External links
Categories:- Church of England churches in Warwickshire
- Kingsbury, Warwickshire
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