Parish church [4]

Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 21 Jul 2021

Part of the churchyard. The Anglican parish church of St Michael and All Saints was built circa 1175. The church was partly rebuilt in the early 14th century and in the 17th century. The tower was added circa 1700. Restoration was circa 1900. Constructed of ashlar with a stone slate roof. The church contains some fine monuments. Listed, grade I, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1091736 Bishop's Cleeve is a large village in Gloucestershire. It lies at the foot of Cleeve Hill, the highest point of the Cotswolds, some 3½ miles north of Cheltenham. Although Iron Age and Roman remains have been found locally, the earliest known origins of the village date to the 8th Century. A monastery and surrounding land was given to the Bishop of Worcester, and the village became the Bishop’s Cliffe. The village grew rapidly when an aerospace factory was built nearby after the Second World War and continues to grow.

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