Twyning Gloucestershire
12c - 15c Church of St Mary Magdalene, Twyning Gloucestershire . A minster (monasterium) church was in existence here pre 740 . A saxon charter records that "Aelfred,king='s earldorman gave to his daughter abbess Aethelburg for her lifetime , with remainder to the church of Worcester the minster at Tweoneum with the land belonging to it. There was also a holy well nearby named after St Chad visited by the saint when he was Bishop of Bristol
In 10c during an era of Viking unrest , the minster survived and was one of the main ecclesiastical estates of Winchcombe Abbey. Today its site is not known for certain.
A Norman church was built c1100
The nave north wall has 12c pilaster & one small blocked 12c round-headed window to the left of the porch. The 5 large round-headed windows are 19c.
Alterations took place in 13c including the building of the 1250 tower, - and again in 15c .
By 1309 its fortunes had declined, the church was exempted from paying tax as it was not provided with a benefice and a royal pardon was given to parson William de Boys for outlawry because of deception.
The Black Death in 1349-50 caused many deaths.
In 1352 William de Sherbourne, Abbot of Winchcombe was found guilty of embezzlement and was banished here to live on the fruits of the manor "without let or disturbance".
In 1374 the prior of Worcester issued orders to the Dean of Pershore to confiscate and sell the fruits of Twyning for repairs to the church, made necessary by the rector's neglect. The sheriff of Worcester came to arrest rector Robert de Iddebury for stubborn disobedience. . It was recorded that "it had been for a long time destitute of the care of a priest and as the buildings of the same in a great part had utterly collapsed, the fruits of the church were placed in the barns of the same, which were unroofed and dilapidated, so that by the rain falling in on them, they were wholly and daily damaged and would in a short time be undoubtedly destroyed"
After the Dissolution of Winchombe Abbey in 1546, the ecclesiastical manor here was split up , the rector to Christchurch Oxford which is still patron, the manor to Sir Ralf Sadler of Sudely .
Complaints were made to Christchurch in 1563 that there had not been a sermon for a year and that Christchurch should pay one fifteenth of the benefice instead of nothing. In 1569 the vicar was sent away for solemnising marriages without publishing the banns , and by 1586 when a new vicar came the chancel had fallen into decay which had started at least by 1573.........
By 1803 the church interior had been extensively repaired and the walls stuccoed. Previously the pews were described as being very old and of different sizes, heights and patterns. A new gallery was built at the west end seating 100 people. The roof of the nave was coved and plastered above the tie beams.
The chancel with vestry was rebuilt 1867-8 during the restoration by John Middleton at a cost of £1,350 , the rest was "improved" at a cost of £2300 raised by public subscription .
In 1886 Mrs Ann Townend of Puckrup Hall funded the organ and chamber, together with the chancel seats and screen. The porch were added at the same time.
There are 8 bells , six of which date from 1723 one inscribed "Peace and Good Neighbourhood" are on a 1475 frame, parts of which may be 13c.. The remaining 2 bells are modern on a steel frame.
The clock mechanism is 19c and is a successor to earlier clocks from at least 16c
There are 2 monuments worth a mention -
William Hancock 1627 & his 2 sons www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/77y624 & 19 year old Sybil Clare 1575 lying with her still-born daughter Anne www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/4X75S5
Twyning Gloucestershire
12c - 15c Church of St Mary Magdalene, Twyning Gloucestershire . A minster (monasterium) church was in existence here pre 740 . A saxon charter records that "Aelfred,king='s earldorman gave to his daughter abbess Aethelburg for her lifetime , with remainder to the church of Worcester the minster at Tweoneum with the land belonging to it. There was also a holy well nearby named after St Chad visited by the saint when he was Bishop of Bristol
In 10c during an era of Viking unrest , the minster survived and was one of the main ecclesiastical estates of Winchcombe Abbey. Today its site is not known for certain.
A Norman church was built c1100
The nave north wall has 12c pilaster & one small blocked 12c round-headed window to the left of the porch. The 5 large round-headed windows are 19c.
Alterations took place in 13c including the building of the 1250 tower, - and again in 15c .
By 1309 its fortunes had declined, the church was exempted from paying tax as it was not provided with a benefice and a royal pardon was given to parson William de Boys for outlawry because of deception.
The Black Death in 1349-50 caused many deaths.
In 1352 William de Sherbourne, Abbot of Winchcombe was found guilty of embezzlement and was banished here to live on the fruits of the manor "without let or disturbance".
In 1374 the prior of Worcester issued orders to the Dean of Pershore to confiscate and sell the fruits of Twyning for repairs to the church, made necessary by the rector's neglect. The sheriff of Worcester came to arrest rector Robert de Iddebury for stubborn disobedience. . It was recorded that "it had been for a long time destitute of the care of a priest and as the buildings of the same in a great part had utterly collapsed, the fruits of the church were placed in the barns of the same, which were unroofed and dilapidated, so that by the rain falling in on them, they were wholly and daily damaged and would in a short time be undoubtedly destroyed"
After the Dissolution of Winchombe Abbey in 1546, the ecclesiastical manor here was split up , the rector to Christchurch Oxford which is still patron, the manor to Sir Ralf Sadler of Sudely .
Complaints were made to Christchurch in 1563 that there had not been a sermon for a year and that Christchurch should pay one fifteenth of the benefice instead of nothing. In 1569 the vicar was sent away for solemnising marriages without publishing the banns , and by 1586 when a new vicar came the chancel had fallen into decay which had started at least by 1573.........
By 1803 the church interior had been extensively repaired and the walls stuccoed. Previously the pews were described as being very old and of different sizes, heights and patterns. A new gallery was built at the west end seating 100 people. The roof of the nave was coved and plastered above the tie beams.
The chancel with vestry was rebuilt 1867-8 during the restoration by John Middleton at a cost of £1,350 , the rest was "improved" at a cost of £2300 raised by public subscription .
In 1886 Mrs Ann Townend of Puckrup Hall funded the organ and chamber, together with the chancel seats and screen. The porch were added at the same time.
There are 8 bells , six of which date from 1723 one inscribed "Peace and Good Neighbourhood" are on a 1475 frame, parts of which may be 13c.. The remaining 2 bells are modern on a steel frame.
The clock mechanism is 19c and is a successor to earlier clocks from at least 16c
There are 2 monuments worth a mention -
William Hancock 1627 & his 2 sons www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/77y624 & 19 year old Sybil Clare 1575 lying with her still-born daughter Anne www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/4X75S5