Holy Trinity Church, Wolverton
Church in Old Wolverton, England
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The Church of the Holy Trinity is a Grade II* listed church, incorporating Saxon and medieval elements, located in Old Wolverton, Milton Keynes, England.[1] The modern church was rebuilt between 1809 and 1815.
| Holy Trinity Church, Wolverton | |
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Holy Trinity Church, Old Wolverton | |
 Holy Trinity Church, Wolverton | |
| 52°03′51″N 0°49′47″W | |
| SP 80322 41300 | |
| Location | Old Wolverton (Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire) |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
Years built | 1809–1815 |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Wolverton |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Revd Gill Barrow-Jones |
History
The Church of the Holy Trinity dates from the 12th century and overlooks the valley of the Ouse river, near the site of the Norman motte-and-bailey castle.[2]
In the early 19th century the old medieval building was replaced by a new church, begun in 1809 and completed in 1815.[2] The new church incorporates the 14th-century central tower of the old church, but this was re-cased in new [2]
Next door to the church is a house built in 1729, which later became the vicarage; the front door has stonework from the nearby, demolished manor house of the 16th century, including the de Longueville family coat of arms, and pieces from the earlier church building.[3]
The church was Grade II* listed on 12 June 1953.[1]
Holy Trinity today
The rector is The Revd Gill Barrow-Jones.[4]
Churchyard
Among those buried in the churchyard are the stonemason George Wills, grandfather of the chemist George S. V. Wills.