Saxon church of St Laurence
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The Saxon church of St Laurence is a remarkably well-preserved early medieval stone church in Bradford-on-Avon, England, noted for its rare surviving Anglo-Saxon architectural features.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saxon church of St Laurence canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Saxon church
ⓘ
Grade I listed building ⓘ church building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Anglo-Saxon architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalType | church ⓘ |
| builtBefore | Norman Conquest of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtWith | local stone ⓘ |
| category |
Anglo-Saxon architecture in Wiltshire
ⓘ
Churches in Wiltshire ⓘ Grade I listed churches in Wiltshire ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
place of worship
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Laurence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Church of England ⓘ |
| era | early medieval period ⓘ |
| floorCount | 1 ⓘ |
| function |
Christian worship
ⓘ
heritage education ⓘ |
| governingBody | Diocese of Salisbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConservation | historic building preservation ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Anglo-Saxon blind arcading
ⓘ
Anglo-Saxon pilaster strips ⓘ high walls ⓘ narrow nave ⓘ porticus ⓘ small round-headed windows ⓘ stone chancel arch ⓘ |
| hasPlan | simple rectangular nave and chancel ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade I listed building ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | scheduled ancient monument ⓘ |
| liturgicalTradition | Anglican NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bradford-on-Avon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ Wiltshire ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| near |
Bradford-on-Avon town bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Avon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
rare survival of an almost complete Anglo-Saxon church
ⓘ
well-preserved Anglo-Saxon architectural features ⓘ |
| ownership | Church of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
southwest England
ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| religiousAffiliation | Christianity ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of pre-Conquest ecclesiastical architecture
ⓘ
one of the best-preserved Anglo-Saxon churches in England ⓘ |
| tourism | open to visitors ⓘ |
| usedAs | parish church in the Middle Ages ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.