Baxterley Church

Grade II Listed, in part, with Victorian additions. 

The chancel and chancel arch date from the 12th century, and contain some exceptional masonry, together with an access window for lepers (a house for lepers was known to have existed nearby in the medieval period). The font is 15th century with 17th century lid. Bishop Hugh Latimer preached his last sermon here on Christmas Day here in 1552 before he was burnt at the stake at Oxford. In the churchyard, memorials to the Glover family (the ‘Mancetter Martyrs”) who were related to Hugh Latimer. At the boundary of the churchyard is a rare example of a figure of eight moat. There is one Commonwealth War Grave.

During the spring, the churchyard is well known locally for its outstanding displays of snowdrops followed by crocus and then wild daffodils (the best in the Midlands, we believe), which fill every available inch of space. The renovated Victorian School Room is open throughout the year; once a month for themed mornings and weekly during July and August, when the garden and outside seating areas are a popular place to meet both for local residents and those visiting from further afield.