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Church of St Peter

A Grade I Listed Building in Stourton with Gasper, Wiltshire

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  • St Peter: c15 Perpendicular church in grounds of Stourhead estate; parapets added in mid c18 pierced with triangles & lozenges

  • St Peter: from the north-west; Perpendicular west tower built into nave

  • St Peter: nave looking east; early c14 circular piers & abaci; north aisle added early c16; chancel rebuilt in 1937

  • St Peter: effigy likely to be Maud Badlesmere, wife of Robert Fitzpaine, d.1366; her husband held the manor while the Stourtons were tenants

  • St Peter: Maud Badlesmere d.1366; nebule headdress

  • St Peter: tomb of Edward Stourton, sixth lord, d.1535; Perpendicular niches & canopies, Renaissance work at corners

  • St Peter: Edward Stourton, sixth lord d.1535, & wife Agnes (Fauntleroy); reconstructed with children kneeling behind

  • Henry Hoare Memorial

  • Stained Glass Window

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Entry Name: Church of St Peter

Listing Date: 6 January 1966

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1318468

English Heritage Legacy ID: 321241

ID on this website: 101318468

Location: St Peter's Church, Stourton, Wiltshire, BA12

County: Wiltshire

Civil Parish: Stourton with Gasper

Traditional County: Wiltshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Wiltshire

Church of England Parish: Upper Stour

Church of England Diocese: Salisbury

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