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Holy Trinity Church, Westbury on Trym

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The date the first church was founded has traditionally been put at 716–17; the historical record does show two foundations at this date, but these were actually at
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Although Bishop Carpenter's plan to make the church a joint cathedral with Worcester did not come to fruition, it was he who rededicated the church to the
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was founded. Construction of the present building began in the early 13th century and it has been rebuilt several times since. It has been designated by
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alternated in possession of the monastery; this was finally resolved in favour of the secular priests when the church become collegiate around 1194. The
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are the result of extensive rebuilding by Bishop Carpenter in the middle of the 15th century. The chancel has a polygonal
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The minster became a Benedictine priory around 963–64. It was the first reformation of a minster by Bishop 
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of Westbury College were each supported by revenues from one of the areas around Westbury on Trym, including
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reacquired the dilapidated priory and rebuilt it as a monastery under the control of the Worcester diocese.
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was a canon from 1362 until his death in 1384, although in 1367 he was accused of neglecting his duties as
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The first church on the site was established in the 8th century. In the 10th century a
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From the late 12th century to the middle of the 16th century it was the
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Parish records for Holy Trinity church, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol are held at
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Over the next century, there were successive evictions as monks and
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Orme, Nicholas (2010). "John Wycliffe and the Prebend of Aust",
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of Aust due to his long absence. The prominent Bristol merchant
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into the diocese. He brought the English monk Germanus from
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for Westbury College; of the latter, little more than the
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CWGC Cemetery Report, details from casualty record.
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Westbury on Trym Priory

Affiliation
Church of England
Westbury on Trym
Ecclesiastical or organizational status
Parish church
Bristol
Holy Trinity Church, Westbury on Trym is located in Bristol
Geographic coordinates
51°29′25″N 2°37′46″W / 51.4903°N 2.6294°W / 51.4903; -2.6294
Style
English Gothic
Holy Trinity
grid reference
ST564770
Church of England
parish church
Westbury-on-Trym
Bristol
Benedictine
priory
Historic England
listed building
collegiate church
college gatehouse
John Carpenter
Bishop of Worcester
cathedral
Worcester diocese

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