Historic churches · South West England
Holy Trinity Church, Trowbridge
In or near Hilperton.
Holy Trinity Church, Trowbridge — church in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Trowbridge · 0.1 km
- Free entry
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Holy Trinity Church in Trowbridge, you can take a train to Trowbridge station, which is just 0.1 km away. Entry to the church is free, and it is wheelchair accessible. The postcode for your sat-nav is BA14 9AJ.
About
Holy Trinity Church, Trowbridge is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.3188°, -2.2147°.
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Heritage listing
Holy Trinity Church, Trowbridge is a Grade II* listed 19th-century Church of England church in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, which had parish church status until 2011. It is commonly known in Trowbridge as 'The Church on the Roundabout', as it is encircled by a one-way traffic system.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Holy Trinity Church, Trowbridge is a Grade II* listed 19th-century Church of England church in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, which had parish church status until 2011. It is commonly known in Trowbridge as 'The Church on the Roundabout', as it is encircled by a one-way traffic system.
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Background
History
The Trowbridge manor which included the land on which the church stands was bought in 1807 from the fifth Duke of Rutland, who retained the patronage. It had been noted that the existing parish church could barely hold a twelfth of the 12,000 population, and so plans were set in motion to build a new, larger church. In 1835 fund-raising appeals were begun by Francis Fulford, the then-rector of the parish church of St. James, with estimated construction costs of £4000. The total cost of the church was £5,251 (equivalent to £|r=-4}}}} in ), towards which a grant of £1,676 (equivalent to £|r=-4}}}} in ) was provided by the partly at the cost of the Church Building Commissioners. The building…
Description
A Portland stone cross was erected as a memorial to the fallen of World War I from the parish. It bears 147 names in total, and was dedicated in 1921. Many of the gravestones were removed in 1977.
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- Coordinates
- 51.3188, -2.2147
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- Trowbridge
- Postcode
- BA14 9AJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- South West Wiltshire
- Nearest railway station
- Trowbridge — 0.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5886617 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Holy Trinity Church, Trowbridge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Holy Trinity Church, Trowbridge.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Holy Trinity Church, Trowbridge?
- Holy Trinity Church, Trowbridge is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BA14 9AJ), in the parish of Trowbridge.
- What is Holy Trinity Church, Trowbridge?
- Holy Trinity Church, Trowbridge — church in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UK.
- How do I get to Holy Trinity Church, Trowbridge?
- The nearest railway station is Trowbridge, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode BA14 9AJ.
- Is Holy Trinity Church, Trowbridge a listed building?
- Holy Trinity Church, Trowbridge is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is Holy Trinity Church, Trowbridge a protected site?
- Yes — Holy Trinity Church, Trowbridge is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Holy Trinity Church, Trowbridge free to visit?
- Yes, Holy Trinity Church, Trowbridge is free to enter.
- How do I get to Holy Trinity Church, Trowbridge?
- The nearest railway station is Trowbridge, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BA14 9AJ.