Where is Parish Church of St George?

Parish Church of St George is in Gloucestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode GL11 5PQ), in the parish of Cam.

How do I get to Parish Church of St George?

The nearest railway station is Cam and Dursley, about 2.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode GL11 5PQ.

Is Parish Church of St George a listed building?

Parish Church of St George is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.

Is Parish Church of St George a protected site?

Yes — Parish Church of St George is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).

Is Parish Church of St George free to visit?

Yes, Parish Church of St George is free to enter.

How do I get to Parish Church of St George?

The nearest railway station is Cam and Dursley, about 2.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode GL11 5PQ.

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Parish Church of St George — Grade I listed building-listed church in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.

St George's Church - geograph.org.uk - 6445136 — Wayland Smith — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 30 min–1 h
Nearest railway station: Cam and Dursley · 2.9 km

Free entry

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit the Parish Church of St George in Stroud, Gloucestershire, the nearest railway station is Cam and Dursley, located 2.9 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is GL11 5PQ, and entry to the church is free.

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Parish Church of St George is a Grade I listed building-listed church in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom, registered on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE entry 1340962). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.

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Heritage listing

The Church of St George (Church of England) in the village of Cam, Gloucestershire, is an Anglican establishment situated in a slightly elevated position above the village, bordering the market town of Dursley. The mainly mid-14th-century structure is a Grade I listed building and is registered with Historic England. The church operates under the Diocese of Gloucester and is open daily for both visitors and worshippers.

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

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

A written record of Cam as a settlement appears in Domesday Book of 1086 in the hundred of Berkeley. In 1340, Lord Thomas Berkeley rebuilt the church with only the stone bowl of the font remaining from the previous twelfth century structure. Today the nave, north aisle and bell tower remain from Lord Berkeley's rebuild with the original chancel being rebuilt in 1842. To the exterior above the west door the building is dated. In the angles of the tower, the carved heads of Edward III and Jonathan Thoresby, Bishop of Worcester (the diocese for Cam before the English Reformation) can be found. Above the entrance door, in the spandrils are two small heraldic shield plaques bearing the cross of…

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 51.6923, -2.3524
County: Gloucestershire
District: Stroud
Parish: Cam
Postcode: GL11 5PQ
Parliamentary constituency: Stroud
Established: 1250
Nearest railway station: Cam and Dursley — 2.9 km

Sources

wikidata: Q17526259 (CC0)
wikipedia: St George's Church, Cam (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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