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Grey Friars' Church

England
List entry 1002117
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002117
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.06 hectares
Grid reference
SO 83141 18363
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Grey Friars' Church is a medieval religious structure located in Gloucestershire, England, dating from the thirteenth century or later when it functioned as part of a Franciscan friary establishment. The church represents the architectural and spiritual legacy of the Franciscan order's presence in the region during the medieval period. Like other friaries of its type, the building would have served both the community of friars and the local lay population, reflecting the important role of mendicant orders in medieval English religious life. The surviving remains provide evidence of the friary's layout and construction methods characteristic of late medieval ecclesiastical architecture.

Grey Friars' Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002117. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Grey Friars' Church?

Grey Friars' Church is a medieval religious structure located in Gloucestershire, England, dating from the thirteenth century or later when it functioned as part of a Franciscan friary establishment. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002117.

Who is responsible for protecting Grey Friars' Church?

Grey Friars' Church is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1002117.

What other scheduled monuments are near Grey Friars' Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site 200m west of St James' Church (4.9 km), Moated site at Manor Farm (5 km), Painswick Hill (or Kimsbury) camp (7.3 km).

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Moated site 200m west of St James' Church
4.9 km
Moated site at Manor Farm
5 km
Painswick Hill (or Kimsbury) camp
7.3 km
High Brotheridge camp, Buckholt
7.4 km
Castle Godwyn
7.9 km
Cross in St John the Baptist's churchyard
8 km
The Mount moated site
8.1 km
Painswick Roman villa (W of High Fold)
8.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Grey Friars' Church

Grey Friars' Church stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Grey Friars' Church

GloucesterRoman town · ~0.1 milesCirencesterRoman town · ~15.8 milesBattle of Tewkesbury (1471)Battle (1471) · ~9.1 milesBattle of Evesham 1265Battle (1265) · ~21.1 milesBattle of Worcester 1651 with Powick Bridge 1642Battle (1651) · ~21.2 miles
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