- St Michael's Church, Winterbourne
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St Michael the Archangel Church 
Location within BristolGeneral information Town or city Winterbourne, South Gloucestershire 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. It was built in the 12th century and has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building.[1]
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.
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.[2]
References
- ^ "Church of St. Michael". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=35085. Retrieved 2007-03-16.
- ^ Saint Peter's Church, Frampton Cotterell, The Fromeside Partnership, November 2008
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- Churches in South Gloucestershire
- Church of England churches in Gloucestershire
- 12th-century church buildings
- Civil Parish of Winterbourne
- Diocese of Bristol
- Grade I listed buildings in Gloucestershire
- Grade I listed churches
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- United Kingdom Anglican church stubs
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