| Church of St Peter and St Paul | |
|---|---|
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| 51°42′03″N 0°41′56″W / 51.7008°N 0.6988°W | |
| OS grid reference | SP 90015 01038 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Liberal Catholic |
| Website | St Peter and St Paul |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Peter and St Paul |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 250 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Oxford |
| Episcopal area | Buckingham |
| Archdeaconry | Buckingham |
| Deanery | Wendover |
| Parish | Great Missenden with Ballinger and Little Hampden |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | The Right Revd Dr Alan Wilson |
| Vicar(s) | The Revd Malcolm Chalmers |
The Church of St Peter and St Paul is a Church of England parish church in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England. The church is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England.[1]
The church dates mainly from the 14th century, heightened in the 15th century.[1] The tower's asymmetrical lower level results from the tower's extension to the south after the Reformation, with a wall nearly 14 feet thick, to support a new belfry to house five bells moved from the dissolved Missenden Abbey.[2] The church was restored, and the north-east aisle rebuilt, in 1899–1900[1] by John Oldrid Scott.[3] The church is built of flint rubble, with sarsen stone footings and some dressings, some roughcast, other dressings in ashlar.[1]
The writer Roald Dahl, who lived in Gipsy House in Great Missenden, is buried in the churchyard.[4] There are two Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorials in the churchyard, marking the burial place of two British soldiers. They commemorate Rifleman Jeffrey James Whitney of the Rifle Brigade, who died in September 1940, age 20, and Major Basil Arthur Parnwell of the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), who died in July 1947.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Historic England. "Church of Saints Peter and Paul (1124812)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ "St Peter and St Paul". Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "Great Missenden". Church Crawler. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ roalddahl.com Roald Dahl's grave
- ^ "Great Missenden (St Peter and Paul) Churchyard". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 13 May 2020.