Bengeworth
Anglican: St Peter
Bengeworth is the district of Evesham which lies on the south bank of the River Avon opposite the town centre. St Peter’s is a nineteenth century replacement for a medieval church on another site which was demolished in 1870. It is a large church designed in the Decorated style by T D Barry of Liverpool and built between 1870/72.
The church is usually open every day. (Ref A Church Near You, May 2015.)
St Peter’s Church. February 2010
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References and some further sources:
Aiken, John. Census of Religious Worship, 1851: The Returns for Worcestershire.
Bridges, Tim. Churches of Worcestershire (2005)
Brooks, Alan, and Nikolaus Pevsner. Buildings of England: Worcestershire (2007)
Morgan, Paul. Inspections of churches and parsonage houses in the Diocese of Worcester in 1674, 1676, 1684, and 1687 (1986)
Ransome, Mary. The State of the Bishopric of Worcester, 1782-1808 (1968)
n.b. Full details of these books are on bibliography and sources page
Websites: British History Online: www.british-history.ac.uk A brief entry dated 1848.
Grade II Listed Building: Listing Details here.
Historic England list for England: click here
Church Plans Online: Ground plans of 1847 (presumably for the original church)
A Church Near You. Up to date and very informative. (May 2015)
Family History Website
Other churches in this area: Evesham, Hampton, Hinton-on-the-Green, Sedgeberrow.
Click on red text for a link. (External website links open in a new window.) Page updated November 2016.