Feckenham
Anglican: St John the Baptist
The church has traces of its Norman origins but the building has work from several later periods including the 13th century north arcade. It was much restored in the 19th century by William Butterfield who rebuilt the chancel in 1853 and by Henry Day who restored the nave in 1866.
There was a further restoration in 1903/05 by C Ford Whitcombe.
This church is usually open during daylight hours.
St John the Baptist, February 2014.
St John the Baptist Interior from old undated postcard. St John the Baptist Interior, February 2014.
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References and some further sources:
Aitken, John. Census of Religious Worship, 1851: The Returns for Worcestershire.
Bridges, Tim. Churches of Worcestershire (2005)
Brooks, Alan, and Nikolaus Pevsner. Buildings of England: Worcestershire (2007)
Morgan, Paul. Inspections of churches and parsonage houses in the Diocese of Worcester in 1674, 1676, 1684, and 1687 (1986)
Noake, John. The Rambler in Worcestershire or, Stray Notes on Churches and Congregations. Volume III (1854) p.148
Stanton, George K., Rambles and researches among Worcestershire Churches; with historical notes relating to several parishes. Volume II (1886) p.186
Ransome, Mary. The State of the Bishopric of Worcester, 1782-1808 (1968)
n.b. Full details of these books are on bibliography page.
Websites: British History Online: Entry for Feckenham.
Grade II* Listed Building: Listing Details Here.
Historiic England listing: Please Click Here
Church Plans Online: Ground plans of 1903-5. (C Ford Whitcombe)
Parish Website.
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Family History Website.
Feckenham Roman Catholic Church.
Dedicated to St John Fisher and St Thomas More. A red brick building from 1935 which is served from Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Redditch.
Please Click Here for Parish Website.
Feckenham RC Church, February 2014.
Nearby churches are: Astwood Bank, Bradley Green, Cookhill, Redditch.
Also Bromsgrove Deanery, Droitwich Deanery, Evesham Deanery,
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