Church of St Stephen, Saltash explained

Church of St Stephen, Saltash
Other Name:St Stephens-by-Saltash
Location:Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 4AP
Country:England
Denomination:Church of England
Status:Active
Functional Status:Parish church
Years Built:15th century
Parish:St. Stephen by Saltash
Deanery:East Wivelshire
Archdeaconry:Archdeaconry of Bodmin
Diocese:Diocese of Truro
Priestincharge:The Revd Laura Bushell-Hawke
Nonstipendiaryminister:The Revd Pam Sellix, The Revd Jo Lobb
The Revd Gordon Cryer
The Revd Oliver Ryder, The Revd Diane Burrows.
Reader:Rick Cowdery
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Designation1:Grade I
Designation1 Offname:Church of St Stephen
Designation1 Date:17 January 1952

The Church of St Stephen, also known as St Stephens-by-Saltash, is a Church of England parish church in Saltash, Cornwall. The church is a grade I listed building, and dates from the 15th century.

History

There was originally a 13th-century church on the same site; it had been consecrated in 1259. The present church dates to the 15th century. The church building itself consists of three aisles, five bays, and a three-stage tower. The slate roof is dated to 1866.

Inside the church, there is a square font dating to the Norman period of a similar style to others in Cornwall. Behind the high altar, is a seven-bay, Gothic style reredos.

On 17 January 1952, the church was designated a grade I listed building.

In the churchyard is a Gothic lantern cross. This cross was first recorded by Joseph Polsue in 1872; it stood for many years in the vicarage garden. In the 1970s it was resited in the churchyard. Andrew Langdon is of the opinion that it originally stood in the churchyard.[1]

Present day

The parish of St. Stephen by Saltash is part of the Saltash Area Ministry in the Archdeaconry of Bodmin of the Diocese of Truro.[2] [3] St Stephen's is part of the Benefice of Saltash alongside the Church of St Nicholas and St Faith, Saltash.[4] The patrons of the parish are the Dean and the Canons of Windsor.

Notable burials

External links

Notes and References

  1. Langdon, A. G. (2005) Stone Crosses in East Cornwall; 2nd ed. Federation of Old Cornwall Societies; p. 65
  2. Web site: About us - St Stephens by Saltash. Saltash Team Ministry. 7 June 2017.
  3. Web site: St Stephen-by-Saltash: St Stephen, Saltash. A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. 7 June 2017.
  4. Web site: Saltash - Diocese of Truro. A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. 7 June 2017.
  5. Philip Murphy, 'Boyd, Alan Tindal Lennox-, first Viscount Boyd of Merton (1904–1983)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2016 accessed 7 June 2017