Malmesbury Abbey: St Peter & St Paul

Name:
Malmesbury Abbey: St Peter & St Paul
Record Type:
Major Parish Church
Church code:
605210
Diocese:
Bristol
Archdeaconry:
Malmesbury
Parish:
Malmesbury and Brokenborough

Statutory Designation Information

Listed Building?
This is a Grade I Listed Building
View more information about this Listed Building on the National Heritage List for England web site
Scheduled Monument?
There is a Scheduled Monument within the curtilage or precinct
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National Park

The church is not in a National Park

Conservation Area

The church is in the following Conservation Area: Malmesbury

Heritage At Risk Status

On Heritage At Risk Register?
This church is on the Heritage at Risk Register (data verified 09 Nov 2023)
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Approximate Date

Approximate Date:
Medieval

Exterior Image

Exterior Image of 605210 Malmesbury Abbey: St Peter & St Paul
Caption:
Exterior Image of 605210 Malmesbury Abbey: St Peter & St Paul
Description:
Photograph taken on 5 August 2016 on the south side of the building. Indicates the presence of a churchyard with gravestones.
Year / Date:
2016
Copyright:
Jessica C Jones
Originator:
Jessica C Jones

Summary Description

The Grade I Listed Abbey, has served as a parish church since 1542 when Archbishop Cranmer granted a licence to the people of Malmesbury for the conversion the nave of the dissolved Malmesbury Abbey into a parish church.

Visiting and Facilities

The church is open for worship.
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Church Website

Church Website:
http://www.malmesburyabbey.com

Sources and Further Information

Jessica C Jones (2016) Exterior Image of 605210 Malmesbury Abbey: St Peter & St Paul [Digital Archive/Graphic material]
Exterior Image of 605210 Malmesbury Abbey: St Peter & St Paul
Antiquarian Horological Society (2015) AHS Turret Clock database Unique Number ID: 1681 [Digital Archive/Data]
Richard Croft (of geograph.org.uk) (2017, January 20) Interior image of 605210 St Peter & St Paul, Malmesbury Abbey - viewing West [Digital Archive/Graphic material]
Interior image of 605210 St Peter & St Paul,  Malmesbury Abbey - viewing West
Church of England (2021) A Church Near You https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/11834/ [Digital Archive/Index]
View information on worship and access at this church
ICBS (1817-1989) Incorporated Church Building Society Archive https://images.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk/luna/servlet/detail/LPLIBLPL~34~34~43072~108963 [Archive/Graphic material]

Ground plan

ICBS File Number - 00382

Coverage - 1822-1826

Created by GOODRIDGE, Henry Edmund: b. 1797 - d. 1864 of Bath

ICBS (1817-1989) Incorporated Church Building Society Archive https://images.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk/luna/servlet/detail/LPLIBLPL~34~34~43082~108964 [Archive/Graphic material]

Ground plan

ICBS File Number - 00382

Coverage - 1822-1826

Created by GOODRIDGE, Henry Edmund: b. 1797 - d. 1864 of Bath

Church Buildings Council (2019) Church Bells 8 Bells [Archive/Index]
8 Bells