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St Michael and St Martin's Church, Eastleach Martin

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There are two structures in the churchyard that have been designated as Grade II listed buildings. One is the base and shaft of a cross dating from the 14th century. The other is a pair of tombs dating from the early 18th and early 19th centuries.
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head. To the right of the porch is a 13th-century two-light window. In the north wall of the nave is a square-headed blocked doorway, and a blocked window with a pointed arch to its right at a higher level. The tower is in two stages with a
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set at an angle on the north side of the tower. The transept has a five-light north window and three-light windows on the east and west sides; all these windows have
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style with a rounded arch. The porch dates from the following century, and has a pointed arch, a
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in 1880 and re-roofed in 1886. The church was declared redundant on 1 May 1981, and was
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The church was founded in the 12th century by Richard Fitzpons, whose son granted it to
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west window. In the upper stage, the bell openings are small and square. There is a stair
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List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in the English Midlands
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tracery, above which is a niche. The north and south walls of the chancel contain
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and a west tower. The south doorway dates from the 12th century and is in
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crossing the River Leach is named "Keble's Bridge" after him. The church was
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stands only 180 metres away from the Church of St Michael and St Martin.
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dating from the 15th century. Some of the windows contain fragments of
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in the 14th century. In the early 19th century the churchman
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St Michael & St Martin's Church, Eastleach Martin, Gloucestershire
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was added to the church during the following century, followed by the
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in The Churches Conservation Trust on 24 November 1982.
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which divides Eastleach Martin from its twin village of
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St Michael and St Martin's Church, Eastleach Martin
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A stone church seen from the River Leach
St Michael and St Martin's Church, Eastleach Martin is located in Gloucestershire
51°44′43″N 1°42′31″W / 51.7453°N 1.7085°W / 51.7453; -1.7085
OS grid reference
SP 202 052
Eastleach Martin
Gloucestershire
Denomination
Anglican

Redundant
Church
Style
Norman
Gothic
Materials
Limestone
historic
Anglican
Eastleach Martin
Gloucestershire
The Churches Conservation Trust
National Heritage List for England
listed building
River Leach
Eastleach Turville
Church of St Andrew
Great Malvern Priory
chancel
transept

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