Church of St Peter
CHURCH OF ST PETER
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1090521
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jan-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 1999-08-02
- Reference:
- IOE01/00388/15
- Rights:
- © Mr Jack Farley. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1090521
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jan-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Stroud (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Haresfield
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 80996 10421
Details
HARESFIELD HARESFIELD VILLAGE SO 81 SW 4/194 Church of St. Peter 10.1.55 GV II* Anglican parish church. C12 core with restored north tympanum in porch and small lancet on west chancel north wall; C14 tower and porches, restored c1841-2 by Daniel Niblett. Ashlar on chamfered plinth, stone slate roof with coped verges, saddlestones and finials. West tower, nave with opposed north and south porches, chancel built in 2 stages. Tower of 3 stages on moulded plinth with stringcourses and clasped buttresses up to top of second stage, gargoyles on top stringcourse, embattled parapet and octagonal spire. Square stair tower on north wall; 2-light stone belfry louvres to top stage and small rectangular vents to second stage, with clock on south face. Large 2-light on west side. Nave has 2-light Decorated windows flanking each gabled porch with small diagonal buttresses. South porch has been blocked off, north porch has geometric patterned Norman tympanum over medieval oak door with strap hinges across whole width. C19 Perpendicular windows and priest's door to chancel. Ogee headed true Perpendicular lancet to north wall of east chancel. Interior: 5-bay nave with trussed collar-beams and open Gothic arcading above. Elaborate screen to tower, with C14 lierne vault. Lead font possibly C14. Fittings mostly of C19. On north side of chancel, C14 recumbent effigy of lady in ogee tomb recess, additional effigy of similar date placed in front in C19 restoration. Several very fine stone and marble wall monuments of C16 and C17, including several to Rogers and Niblett families. (VCH, Gloucestershire, Vol X, 1972; David Verey, The Buildings of England: Gloucestershire - The Vale and the Forest of Dean, 1980)
Listing NGR: SO8099610421
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 132453
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Verey, D, The Buildings of England: Gloucestershire 2 The Vale and The Forest of Dean, (1970)
Page, W, The Victoria History of the County of Gloucester, (1972)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 05-Jun-2026 at 20:44:32.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.