Historic churches · South West England
St Olave's Church
St Olave's Church — church in Exeter, England.
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St Olave's Church is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1301. Constructed primarily of Heavitree stone. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Address: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q68362822. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Exeter, England". Coordinates: 50.7217°, -3.5339°.
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St Olave's Church is a parish church located in Exeter, England. The church originated as a private chapel, founded by Lady Gytha, wife of Godwin, Earl of Wessex, and mother of King Harold Godwinson. St Olav's is recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 AD as church property associated with Battle Abbey in Sussex. St Olav's became a parish church in the 13th century. It was rebuilt in the late 14th to 15th centuries. The building was designated a Grade I listed building on 4 January 1950.
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- Coordinates
- 50.7217, -3.5339
- County
- Devon
- District
- Exeter
- Parish
- Exeter, unparished area
- Postcode
- EX4 3HY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Exeter
- Established
- 1301
Sources
- wikidata: Q7594989 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Olave's Church, Exeter (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Olave's Church, Exeter - geograph.org.uk - 726358.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Olave's Church?
- St Olave's Church is in South West England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 50.7217°, -3.5339°.
- When was St Olave's Church built?
- St Olave's Church dates to 1301 — the Norman & medieval period.
- Who founded St Olave's Church?
- St Olave's Church was founded by Gytha Thorkelsdóttir.
- Is St Olave's Church a listed building?
- St Olave's Church carries the heritage designation "Grade II* listed building" — a protective status under UK heritage law.