St Michael and All Angels' Church, Cofton Hackett explained

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

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

The church was renovated in 1861 by the architect Henry Day.^[4]

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

Notes and References

1. The Buildings of England. Worcestershire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Penguin Books.
2. http://www.bromsgrove.gov.uk/cms/pdf/Cofton%20Hackett%20Parish%20Plan.pdf Papal Bull
3. 'Parishes: Coston or Cofton Hackett', A History of the County of Worcester: volume 3 (1913), pp. 54–57.Hackett Date accessed: 23 February 2015.
4. Web site: Church of St Michael, Cofton Hackett . . British Listed Buildings . britishlistedbuildings.co.uk . 23 February 2015.