The Anglican Church of St Lawrence at Bourton-on-the-Hill in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England was built in the 12th century. It is a grade I listed building.

The nave of the church was built in the 12th century with the chancel being added in the 14th.

The church was previous;y dedicated to St Mary but this was changed to St Lawrence in the 15th century.

The stone screen was installed in 1927.

The parish is part of the Vale and Cotswold Edge benefice within the Diocese of Gloucester.

The limestone building consists of the nave which has north and south aisles; chancel and north and south porches. There is a tower at the west end is supported by diagonal buttresses. The tower contains six bells, the oldest of which was cast in 1677. The south porch includes two scratch dials.

Inside the church are a 14th-century piscina and 15th century octagonal font. There are also several monuments and memorials.

JakobusPilger

August 13, 2023

On the patron saint of this church dedicated to "Saint Lawrence": Saint Laurentius is one of the early Christian martyrs from the third century, a time when Christianity was still forbidden. He was Archdeacon of Pope Sixtus II and, after his martyrdom, asked by the pagan Emperor Valerian to hand over the Church's treasure. Laurentius asked for three days' time, in the meantime he distributed the church property among the poor inhabitants of Rome and, after the agreed time, came with the poor to the emperor in order to present them to him as the church's treasure. He was then martyred to death, legend has it that he was alive on a grate - this attribute can be seen in many depictions of Saint Laurentius - roasted over coals. He is said to have been in good spirits and told his executioner on the one hand he was ready, whether he didn't want to turn him over.

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