St John the Baptist, Elmore
St John the Baptist, Elmore
St John the Baptist is a Grade I Church of England parish church at Elmore, Gloucestershire, in the Diocese of Gloucester, in the benefice of Hardwicke and Elmore with Longney.
- Location
- Elmore , Gloucestershire
- Country
- England
- County
- Gloucestershire
- City / town
- Elmore
- Address
- Elmore, Gloucestershire, GL2 3SP
- Postcode
- GL2 3SP
- Built
- C13 with late C14 nave; restored 1879–80
- Architect
- F. S. Waller (1879–80 restoration)
- Denomination
- Church of England
- Dedication
- John the Baptist
- Diocese
- Gloucester
- Parish
- Elmore
- Grade
- I
- Style
- Medieval (Early English, Decorated and Perpendicular)
- Materials
- Random rubble limestone, mostly roughcast; ashlar tower; stone slate roofs
- Grid reference
- SO 767 149
- Opening hours
- The church is not left open but contact me to arrange access (well in advance) by email or ring 01452 720015.
- Access
- Accessible toilets in church. Level access to the main areas. Ramp or level access available on request
Overview
Historic England lists the parish church as thirteenth-century with a late-fourteenth-century nave, restored by F. S. Waller in 1879–80 (NHLE 1340600; listed 10 January 1955). The fabric is random rubble limestone, mostly with roughcast render, an ashlar tower and stone slate roofs: nave with north aisle, chancel, a west tower to the aisle, and north and south porches. The listing records an Early English pointed north doorway, a fifteenth-century timber-framed north porch, a medieval south door, Perpendicular and early-sixteenth-century nave windows, and a four-stage tower with a fourteenth-century top stage. The parish is Elmore. Numerous churchyard monuments are listed separately at Grade II.