St Arild's Church, Oldbury-on-the-Hill

St Arild's Church, Oldbury-on-the-Hill
St Arild's Church, Oldbury-on-the-Hill, from the northwest
St Arild's Church, Oldbury-on-the-Hill Location in Gloucestershire
Coordinates: 51°35′33″N 2°15′47″W / 51.5926°N 2.2630°W / 51.5926; -2.2630
OS grid reference	ST 818 882
Location	Oldbury-on-the-Hill, Gloucestershire
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Website	Churches Conservation Trust
History
Dedication	Saint Arild
Architecture
Functional status	Redundant
Heritage designation	Grade II*
Designated	6 September 1964
Architectural type	Church
Style	Gothic
Groundbreaking	13th century
Specifications
Materials	Stone, stone slate roof

St Arild's Church is a redundant Anglican church near the village of Oldbury-on-the-Hill, Gloucestershire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The church is dedicated to Arilda, a female saint who was a virgin and a martyr. This is one of only two churches dedicated to her, the other being nearby at Oldbury-on-Severn. Access to the church is across fields or through a farmyard.

The church originated in the 13th century, although most of its fabric dates from the late 15th or early 16th century. Repairs were carried out in the 18th century.

St Arild's is constructed in stone with a stone slate roof. Its style is Perpendicular. The plan consists of a nave and chancel, with a small north porch, and a west tower. The tower is in three stages divided by string courses, with diagonal stepped buttresses in the lowest stage. Also in the lowest stage is a two-light arched west window. The middle stage has a small lancet window on the west side, and on all sides in the highest stage are two-light louvred bell openings. At the top of the tower is a battlemented parapet. The north porch is gabled, and in the north wall is a three-light ogee-headed window. On the south side of the nave are four windows of different types. The east window in the chancel has a three-light window containing Decorated (geometrical) tracery.