Petersham Parish Church
| Petersham Parish Church | |
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| St Peter's, Petersham | |
St Peter's parish church, Petersham in 2008
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 Petersham Parish Church
Location in Richmond upon Thames
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| 51°26′48″N 0°18′05″W / 51.44672°N 0.30125°WCoordinates: 51°26′48″N 0°18′05″W / 51.44672°N 0.30125°W | |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Central |
| History | |
| Founded | Saxon times. Part of the chancel in the present building dates from 1266; the main body of the church was rebuilt in 1505 |
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| Parish | St Peter's, Petersham |
| Deanery | Richmond & Barnes |
| Archdeaconry | Wandsworth |
| Diocese | Southwark |
| Clergy | |
| Priest in charge | The Revd Canon Tim Marwood |
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Listed Building – Grade II*
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| Official name | Parish Church of St Peter |
| Designated | 10 January 1950 |
| Reference no. | 1065334 |
St Peter's Church is the parish church of the village of Petersham in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is part of the Diocese of Southwark in the Church of England. The main body of the church building dates from the 16th century, although parts of the chancel are 13th century and evidence in Domesday Book suggests that there may have been a church on the site in Saxon times. Nikolaus Pevsner and Bridget Cherry describe it as a "church of uncommon charm... [whose] interior is well preserved in its pre-Victorian state". The church, which is Grade II* listed, includes Georgian box pews, a two-decker pulpit made in 1796, and a display of the royal arms of the House of Hanover, installed in 1810. Several notable people are buried in the churchyard, which includes some Grade II-listed tombs.
Prince Rupert of the Rhine, cousin of Charles II, is said to have married, at Petersham in 1664, Lady Francesca Bard, mother of his son Dudley Bard (born c. 1666).
Lady Jane Hyde, the daughter of Henry Hyde, Earl of Rochester, married William Capell, 3rd Earl of Essex at the church on 27 November 1718. Sir Godfrey Kneller's portrait of her is one of the "Beauties" at Hampton Court Palace.
Claude George Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck, who lived in a house on Ham Common, married at the church in 1881. Their daughter, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, married the Duke of York in 1923 and became Queen Elizabeth in 1936 when the duke came to the throne as King George VI.
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