Church of St Giles

Church of St Giles, Bredon

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
I
List Entry Number:
1117088
Date first listed:
11-Feb-1965
List Entry Name:
Church of St Giles
Statutory Address:
Church of St Giles, Bredon
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Date:
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
I
List Entry Number:
1117088
Date first listed:
11-Feb-1965
List Entry Name:
Church of St Giles
Statutory Address 1:
Church of St Giles, Bredon

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
Church of St Giles, Bredon

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Worcestershire
District:
Wychavon (District Authority)
Parish:
Bredon
National Grid Reference:
SO 92008 36978

Details

SO 9136
SO 9236
648/25/76

BREDON
Church of St Giles

11.02.65

I
Norman to Decorated. Large church consisting of chancel, nave, south chapel, north aisle, north porch with parvis, and central embattled tower with spire, Norman nave with open-truss roof on corbel tables, good Early English south chapel with steep roof. Norman vaulted north porch. Early C13 south chapel with fine C13 windows. Early C14 chancel. Jacobean font cover and communion rail. Original red trellis painting in chancel and early C14 heraldic tiles. Fine early C14 north chancel window. Good C14 coffin lid on chancel south wall. Very fine alabaster monument to Giles Reed 1611. Some decoration by Sir Ninian Comper.

Listing NGR: SO9200536979

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
442251
Legacy System:
LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

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© Crown copyright [and database rights] 2026. OS AC0000815036. All rights reserved. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100024900.© British Crown and SeaZone Solutions Limited 2026. All rights reserved. Licence number 102006.006.

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