Holy Trinity Church, Westbury on Trym
| Holy Trinity Church | |
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The church tower.
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 Shown within Bristol
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Bristol, England |
| Geographic coordinates | 51°29′25″N 2°37′46″W / 51.4903°N 2.6294°WCoordinates: 51°29′25″N 2°37′46″W / 51.4903°N 2.6294°W |
| Affiliation | Church of England |
| District | Westbury on Trym |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Parish church |
| Website | Holy Trinity |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural style | English Gothic |
| Completed | 15th century |
Holy Trinity Church (grid reference ST564770) is a Church of England parish church in Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, England.
The first church on the site was established in the 8th century. In the 10th century a Benedictine priory was founded. Construction of the present building began in the early 13th century and it has been rebuilt several times since. It has been designated by Historic England as a grade I listed building.
From the late 12th century to the middle of the 16th century it was the collegiate church for Westbury College; of the latter, little more than the college gatehouse remains. The church contains the tomb of John Carpenter, Bishop of Worcester, who had planned to make it a joint cathedral for the Worcester diocese.
The date the first church was founded has traditionally been put at 716–17; the historical record does show two foundations at this date, but these were actually at Yate and Bredon. Nevertheless, a church did exist by the end of the 8th century, as King Offa founded a minster on the site between 793 and 796.
The minster became a Benedictine priory around 963–64. It was the first reformation of a minster by Bishop Oswald of Worcester, in his introduction of the Rule of Saint Benedict into the diocese. He brought the English monk Germanus from Fleury Abbey as the new Prior. However Oswald soon decided to move the community to Ramsey, after he acquired land in 966 for the foundation of Ramsey Abbey. The priory buildings eventually fell into disrepair. Around 1093 Bishop Wulfstan reacquired the dilapidated priory and rebuilt it as a monastery under the control of the Worcester diocese.
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