The parish church of Saint Lawrence at Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England

Combe Martin parish church (St Peter ad Vincula), North Devon, England

A parish church in the Church of England, is the place of Christian worship which acts as the religious centre for the people of the smallest and most basic Church of England administrative unit, known as a parish. The parish church of Saint Lawrence at Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England. ... The parish church of Saint Lawrence at Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England. ... A view of Bourton-on-the-Water Location within the British Isles Bourton-on-the-Water is a town in Gloucestershire, England. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... Combe Martin parish church (St Peter ad Vincula), North Devon, England (”ad Vincula” means “in chains”). The chancel, nave and south transept are thought to have been in existence by the year 1200. ... Combe Martin parish church (St Peter ad Vincula), North Devon, England (”ad Vincula” means “in chains”). The chancel, nave and south transept are thought to have been in existence by the year 1200. ... A parish church is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches. ... The Church of England is the officially established Christian church[1] in England, and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ... St. ... A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ...

Position in the Church of England

In England, there are parish churches for both the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church. However, references to a 'parish church' without mention of a denomination, will almost certainly be to those of the state religion. Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church (see terminology below) is the Christian Church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Benedict XVI. It traces its origins to the original Christian community founded by Jesus Christ and led by the Twelve Apostles, in particular Saint Peter. ... Nations with state religions:  Buddhism  Islam  Shia Islam  Sunni Islam  Orthodox Christianity  Protestantism  Roman Catholic Church A state religion (also called an official religion, established church or state church) is a religious body or creed officially endorsed by the state. ...

The Church of England's structure is made up of parishes, each one forming part of a diocese which together cover all of England. Each parish has its own personal representative of the authority of the church in the form of a parish hello priest, usually called a vicar or a rector, but more rarely known as a 'perpetual curate' or (in one case only) as 'arch-priest'. Each parish has one (or rarely and historically more than one) active parish church and may also be served by a number of chapels of ease. Larger towns and cities, even those with cathedrals, still have ecclesiastical parishes and parish churches. Unused 'redundant' parish churches may exist in parishes formed by the merging of two or more parishes. Sometimes, old parish churches were replaced by new ones and the old may survive as a ruin or, occasionally, converted into a private house. The Church of England is the officially established Christian church[1] in England, and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ... A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ... Pope Pius XI blesses Bishop Stephen Alencastre as fifth Apostolic Vicar of the Hawaiian Islands in a Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace window. ... In the broadest sense, a vicar (from the Latin vicarius) is anyone acting as a substitute or agent for a superior (compare vicarious). In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant. ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings, but all of them indicate someone who is in charge of something. ... A parish church is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches. ... A chapel of ease is a church building other than the main church of a parish which is more accessible to some parishoners than the main church. ... A cathedral is a religious building for worship, specifically of a denomination with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Roman Catholic, Anglican and some Lutheran churches, which serves as a bishops seat, and thus as the central church of a diocese. ...

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Church of England parish churches are the oldest churches to be found in England (though, until the English Reformation, they were Roman Catholic churches). A number are substantially of Anglo-Saxon date and all subsequent periods of architecture are represented in the country. Most parishes have churches that date back to the Middle Ages, though often with many later additions and/or alterations. The parish churches of the City of London are particularly famous for their Baroque architecture. Each building reflects its status and there is considerable variety in the size and style of parish churches. Some very large former monastic or collegiate churches are now parish churches, not always in their complete original form. As well as their architecture, Church of England parish churches are known for their many interesting and beautiful church fittings which are often remarkable survivals. These may include monuments, hatchments, wall paintings, stained glass, floor tiles, carved pews, choir stalls (perhaps with misericords), lecterns and fonts, sometimes even shrines or vestments. Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... King Henry VIII of England The English Reformation refers to the series of events in sixteenth century England by which the church in England broke away from the authority of the Pope and consequently the entire Catholic church; it formed part of the wider Protestant Reformation, a religious and political... The famous parade helmet found at Sutton Hoo, probably belonging to King Raedwald of East Anglia circa 625. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... Adoration, by Peter Paul Rubens. ... Monastery of St. ... A collegiate church was a church served and administered by a body of canons or prebendaries, similar to a cathedral, although they were not the seat of a bishop. ... A church monument is an architectural or sculptural memorial to a dead person or persons, often in the form of an effigy or a wall tablet, located within a Christian church. ... Hatchment, properly, in heraldry, an escutcheon or armorial shield granted for some act of distinction or achievement, of which word it is a corruption through such forms as atcheament, achement, hathement, etc. ... Salle des illustres, ceiling painting, by Jean André Rixens. ... Strictly speaking, stained glass is glass that has been painted with silver stain and then fired. ... Mission, or barrel, roof tiles A tile is a manufactured piece of hard-wearing material such as ceramic, stone, porcelain, metal or even glass. ... Pews in rows in a church. ... The choir stalls in the quire of Bristol Cathedral, Bristol, England The choir stalls at Buxheim Priory, by Ignaz Waibl See also: Choir (disambiguation) A quire (sometimes referred to as a choir) is an area of a church or cathedral, usually in the western part of the chancel between the... Misericords are small wooden shelves underneath folding seats in order to provide some level of comfort for those standing during long periods of prayer. ... A lectern in the Abbey of SantAntimo Lectern is a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service. ... Baptismal font in Magdeburg Cathedral, Germany A baptismal font is an article of church furniture used for the baptism of children and adults. ... Eastern Orthodox shrine Buddhist shrine just outside Wat Phnom. ... Vestments are liturgical garments and articles associated primarily with the Christian religions, especially the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran and Anglican Churches. ...

The Church of England parish church has always been fundamental to the life of every parish community, especially in rural areas. However, by the late 20th and early 21st century, with the decline in the number of worshippers and the shortage of vicars and rectors, there has been a trend towards team/shared ministry and many parish churches no longer have a service every Sunday. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... The 21st century is the present century of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... A priest shortage describes the situation of a reduced number of priests in a certain area. ...

Notable Church of England parish churches

Churches can be notable for their architecture,history, liturgy, local significance or any other reason. Notable Church of England parish churches include: Architecture (from Latin, architectura and ultimately from Greek, a master builder, from αρχι- chiefs, leader , builder, carpenter)[1] is the art and science of designing buildings and structures. ... History studies the past in human terms. ... The word leitourgia is derived from the two Greek words, leos and ergon. Leos, meaning the people of God and Ergon meaning the work. ...

• St Peter's Church, Barton-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire: Good Saxon tower
• St Botolph's Church, Boston, Lincolnshire: "Giant among English parish churches"
• St Mary Redcliffe Church, Bristol: "Goodliest, fairest and most famous parish church in England"
• Holy Trinity, Brompton ("HTB"), Kensington, London: Evangelical Anglican church where the Alpha course was first developed.
• St Martin's Church, Canterbury, Kent: Oldest surviving CofE parish church of English origin
• St Culbone's Church, Culbone, Somerset: Smallest parish church in England
• St George's Minster, Doncaster: "South Yorkshire's most majestic building"
• All Saints' Church, Earls Barton, Northamptonshire: Finest Saxon tower in England
• St Mary's Church, Fairford, Gloucestershire: England's only complete set of medieval narrative glass
• St Wulfram's Church, Grantham, Lincolnshire: Tallest building in England when built in 1300
• Holy Trinity Church, Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire: Claims to be the largest parish church in the country
• Our Lady and St Nicholas, Liverpool: Liverpool's 'sailors' church', traditional emigrant's landmark on leaving for the New World
• Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford, Suffolk: Finest late Perpendicular wool church in England
• St Laurence's Church, Ludlow, Shropshire: Said to be the finest medieval church in England
• St Patrick’s Church, Patrington, East Riding of Yorkshire: Finest late decorated church in England
• Pershore Abbey, Worcestershire: former abbey restored by George Gilbert Scott
• St Andrew's Church, Plymouth, Devon: rebuilt after World War II
• St Mary's Church, Warwick, Warwickshire: with its magnificent medieval 'Beauchamp Chapel' and gilt-bronze effigy of the Earl of Warwick
• All Saints, Margaret Street, Westminster, London: Anglo-Catholic shrine.
• St Margaret's, Westminster: the parish church of the British Houses of Parliament

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References

• Pevsner, N.; et al. (1951-74). The Buildings of England, 46 vols., London: Penguin Books. 
• Jenkins, Simon (1999). England's Thousand Best Churches, photog. Paul Barker, London: Allen Lane. ISBN 0-7139-9281-6. 

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See also

• Churches Conservation Trust
• Church of England
• Parish church

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External links

• Church of England website
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