St John the Baptist, Wolvey, Warwickshire

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Location

(52°29′14″N, 1°22′0″W)

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Site Location

Wolvey

National Grid Reference

SP 431 879

Boundaries

pre-1974 traditional (England and Wales) Warwickshire
now Warwickshire

Diocese

medieval Lichfield (to 1075); Chester (to c.1086); Coventry and Lichfield (to 1541)
now Coventry

Dedication

medieval not confirmed
now St John the Baptist

Type of building/monument

Parish church

Report authors

Harry Bodenham

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Feature Sets

Exterior Features

Description

The church consists of chancel, nave, N and S aisles, W tower and S porch. The reset S doorway is all that survives from the 12thc.

History

There was a priest at Wolvey in 1086 and a moiety of the church was granted to Coombe Abbey (Warwick) by Reynold Basset. Between 1198 and 1207 Bishop Geoffrey de Muschamp decreed that the other half of the church and patronage, including the chapel at Copston (nearby), should belong to the Cathedral of Lichfield. In 1291 each half was worth £6-13s-4d.

Features

Exterior Features

Doorways

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Bibliography

VCH, 6:284-287