Finstall
Anglican: St Godwald
Finstall is a village to the east of Bromsgrove, St Godwald’s is actually in Aston Fields about 1 mile east of the town centre. Built in 1883/84 to replace a nearby sandstone building of 1773. The architect was John Cotton.
St Godwald’s Church, January 2008.
St Godwald’s Interior, c1913. St Godwald’s Interior, July 2012.
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References and some further sources:
Aitken, 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)
Stanton, George K., Rambles and researches among Worcestershire Churches; with historical notes relating to several parishes. Volume I (1884)
Ransome, Mary. The State of the Bishopric of Worcester, 1782-1808 (1968)
n.b. Full details of these books are on bibliography page.
Websites: British History Online: Entry for Stoke Prior. (Includes Finstall)
Grade II Listed Building: Listing Details Here.
Historic England listing: Please Click Here
A Church Near You.
Family History Website.
Nearby churches are: Bromsgrove, Stoke Prior, Tardebigge, Bromsgrove Deanery
Click on red text for a link. External website links will open in a new window. Page updated May 2022