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- Wolfhamcote, Warwickshire (St Peter's Church)
This remote Medieval church sprawls across its rough-tufted churchyard, the sole survivor of the lost village of Wolfhamcote that lies buried to the north.
Close to the church are two abandoned railways and a flourishing canal. Its crooked windows, stout buttresses and multicoloured patchwork stone give it a tough, almost brutish appearance, but inside it is ordered and serene.
Limewashed walls scatter light from huge windows on the church’s treasures – a beautifully carved 14th-century screen, a Queen Anne Royal Arms, a Victorian Hood mausoleum and a collection of oak benches. The beamed roof of the chancel is a rustic marvel.
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4 miles north west of Daventry; access off A425 Daventry to Southam road via country lane through the villages of Flecknoe and Nethercote; signs to Wolfhamcote along gated farm track to church
Nearest railway stations: Long Buckby (7 miles), Rugby (9 miles).
SP 530 653
01/05/12
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Last year, we welcomed over two million visitors to our churches. If each person donated just £2, this would enable us to keep our churches open, safe and watertight for you and future generations to enjoy.
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Last year, we welcomed over two million visitors to our churches. If each person donated just £2, this would enable us to keep our churches open, safe and watertight for you and future generations to enjoy.
Text code 'OCCT05' to 70070 to donate now (free from all networks).
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Last year, we welcomed over two million visitors to our churches. If each person donated just £2, this would enable us to keep our churches open, safe and watertight for you and future generations to enjoy.
Text code 'OCCT05' to 70070 to donate now (free from all networks).
Or use the button below to donate online.
Why not make your visit more enjoyable and informed by finding out more about this church and the CCT before you visit?
You can download a range of publications below including the relevant county guide, and any walk round guides we have for this church.
A walk round guide for St Peter's Church, Wolfhamcote (PDF, 507kb)
This short, full colour walk round guide contains a floor plan of the church and highlights of things to see during your visit. You can purchase a printed copy of this from the church (50p) or download in advance (free/optional donation).
Northamptonshire & Warwickshire County Guide (PDF, 4.6mb)
This free of charge short guide contains details of all the churches CCT cares for in Northamptonshire & Warwickshire. Printed copies of the county guide are also available at the church.
Church of St Michael & All Angels, Brownsover, Warwickshire A church filled with wood Brownsover Lane, Brownsover, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 1HY
See church page
All Saints' Church, Holdenby, Northamptonshire A church that lost its village Holdenby Road, Holdenby, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN6 8DJ
See church page
Church of St John the Baptist, Avon Dassett, Warwickshire A masterpiece of the Gothic Revival Avon Dassett, Southam, Warwickshire, CV47 2AH
See church page
Last year, we welcomed over two million visitors to our churches. If each person donated just £2, this would enable us to keep our churches open, safe and watertight for you and future generations to enjoy.
Text code 'OCCT05' to 70070 to donate now (free from all networks).
Or use the button below to donate online.
Last year, we welcomed over two million visitors to our churches. If each person donated just £2, this would enable us to keep our churches open, safe and watertight for you and future generations to enjoy.
Text code 'OCCT05' to 70070 to donate now (free from all networks).
Or use the button below to donate online.
All our Warwickshire churches are in CCT’s West region.
Find out more about Wolfhamcote Church on the website of the Friends group
In 1970 The Friends of Wolfhampcote Church were formed under the chairmanship of Sir John Betjeman, C.B.E., the Poet Laureate.
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The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
The Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry
A list of churches in Warwickshire
Warwickshire is in the Diocese of Coventry and the Diocese of Birmingham
Last year, we welcomed over two million visitors to our churches. If each person donated just £2, this would enable us to keep our churches open, safe and watertight for you and future generations to enjoy.
Text code 'OCCT05' to 70070 to donate now (free from all networks).
Or use the button below to donate online.
If the access information for this church is listed as 'Keyholder nearby', this means that the key is kept by one of our invaluable volunteer 'keyholders', who usually live just a short walk from the church and can give visitors the key; sometimes this is a nearby hotel, pub, library, art gallery or other venue. You will find instructions explaining how to get the key when you arrive at the church.
Due to the historic nature of our buildings, only a very small number of them have heating or running water meaning that they can be cold, and very rarely have toilet facilities. The lighting is usually operated via a 'push button' timer or a motion sensor. We do apologise for any inconvenience the lack of facilities may cause.
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