Badsey
Anglican: St James
A limestone church, mainly medieval. The north wall retains Norman features and there is work from several later periods. There was a major restoration in 1885.
The church is open daily from 7.30am to dusk. (Ref. A Church Near You, May 2015.)
St James Church in November 2008.
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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)
Noake, John. The Rambler in Worcestershire or, Stray Notes on Churches and Congregations. Volume III: (1854)
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: Entry for Badsey.
Grade II* listed building: Listing details here.
Historic England list for England: click here
A Church Near You
Badsey Society Website.
Family History Website.
Other Churches in this Benefice/Area are Bretforton, Offenham and Evesham
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