St Michael and All Angels' Church, Cofton Hackett

St Michael and All Angels' Church, Cofton Hackett is a Grade II* listed[1] parish church in the Church of England in Worcestershire.[2]

St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Cofton Hackett
St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Cofton Hackett
52°22′33.96″N 1°58′54.8″W
LocationCofton Hackett
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
Websitestandrewscofe.org.uk
History
DedicationSt Michael All Saints
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II* listed
Administration
ParishCofton Hackett and Barnt Green
DeaneryKing’s Norton
ArchdeaconryBirmingham
DioceseAnglican Diocese of Birmingham

History

St Michael and All Angels Anglican Church is located on Cofton Church Lane. A church may have existed on the site in the 12th century, as a "chapel" at Cofton is mentioned in a Papal Bull of 1182.[3]

The present building certainly dates back to the 14th century and was probably built in 1330 by Robert de Leycester as a chapel for the Manor House. It was a chapel annexed to St Laurence's Church, Northfield until 1866.[4]

The church was renovated in 1861 by the architect Henry Day.[5]

The church is in a joint parish with St. Andrew’s Church, Barnt Green.

References
  1. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1348568)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  2. The Buildings of England. Worcestershire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Penguin Books.
  3. Papal Bull Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
  4. 'Parishes: Coston or Cofton Hackett', A History of the County of Worcester: volume 3 (1913), pp. 54–57.Hackett Date accessed: 23 February 2015.
  5. "Church of St Michael, Cofton Hackett". British Listed Buildings. britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
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