Church of St Lawrence, Mickleton

There is some evidence of a church in Mickleton by 960 but the current building was started in the 12th century.^[2] The nave was extended in the 13th or 14th century and in the 14th century the tower was added.^[1] A Victorian restoration was carried out by Frederick Preedy in 1868.^[3]

The parish is part of the Vale and Cotswold Edge benefice within the Diocese of Gloucester.^[4]

The stone building has a tiled roof.

The tower has eight bells the oldest of which date from 1668.^[5][6] An attempt has been made to date the bellframe using tree-ring analysis however this was inconclusive.^[7] They were rehung in 1954 in an iron frame.^[3]

A sundial over the door of the south porch with a Latin inscription. The organ dates from 1853 but the organ loft was added in 1931.^[3]

The church contains a memorial to Utrecia Smith, the daughter of a curate of Mickleton whose father was also a schoolmaster. Utrecia had been the fiancée of the writer Richard Graves (who broke off their engagement); she died in 1744 aged 30.^[8] There is also a memorial plaque to residents of the village who died in World War I.^[9]

The pulpit is Jacobean and the font from the 15th century.^[3] Most of the stained glass is from the 19th century.^[10]