Friday 28 July 2023

Churches (190) : St Nicholas, Ashchurch

The parish church of St Nicholas in Ashchurch, Gloucestershire dates from from the late 11th century with building beginning in 1092, though the church was not consecrated until 1121. The church has a long nave, a north aisle was added in the 13th century, the west tower in the 14th. A clerestory was added in the 15th. The church still has it's rood screen, a rare survivor of the Commonwealth and Puritanism. 

The church was restored in 1889. It is largely built from limestone.