The

Church of England parish church A parish church in the Church of England is the church which acts as the religious centre for the people within each Church of England parish (the smallest and most basic Church of England administrative unit; since the 19th century sometimes ca ...

of St Andrew, Wootton Rivers in the village of

Wootton Rivers Wootton Rivers is a small village and civil parish in the Vale of Pewsey, Wiltshire, England. The village lies about northeast of Pewsey and south of Marlborough. During the 20th century its population halved and most of its facilities closed ...

Wiltshire Wiltshire (; abbreviated Wilts) is a historic and ceremonial county in South West England with an area of . It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset to the southwest, Somerset to the west, Hampshire to the southeast, Gloucestershire ...

, England, is built in flint and sarsen with limestone dressings. The mid 14th century building was thoroughly restored in 1861 by

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, and was designated as

Grade II* listed In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...

in 1964.

History

St Andrew's has Saxon origins, being built in the grounds of the Saxon manor house. The church was built in the 14th century and the limestone font dates from this period. The bell-turret at the west end, under a shingled broached spire, has five bells cast in 1793 and a sixth added in 1999. The turret carries an unusual clock made by a local craftsman in 1911 to commemorate the coronation of

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. One of its three faces has the letters GLORY.BE.TO.GOD instead of numerals. Its chiming mechanism is like that of a musical box and plays six distinct tunes. The carving on the pulpit was remade in the 1861 restoration. The former rectory house, opposite the start of the lane leading to the church, is an imposing redbrick building of the mid 18th century, with a five-bay front, two storeys and an attic. In 1991 the rectory was united with Pewsey, Easton Royal and

Milton Lilbourne Milton Lilbourne is a village and civil parish in the county of Wiltshire, England, in the Vale of Pewsey between Pewsey and Burbage. It is largely a mixed residential area centred on the Manor. The nearest town is Marlborough, to the north. ...

, and today the church is part of the Vale of Pewsey group, alongside 15 others.

References

External links

Official website
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