St. Mark, Woodmancote, Gloucestershire

Description

The church of St. Mark, Woodmancote, erected in 1844 as a chapel of ease to the parish church of St. James, Dursley, is a plain cruciform building of stone, in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, nave of three bays, transepts, north aisle, north porch, and a turret containing one bell: there is a memorial window to Mr. W. Cornock, of the Manor House, for 21 years chapel-warden: it has an endowment of about £60 yearly, derived from a house and land left by the late Henry Vizard esq. of Dursley. The parish churchyard, consisting of 1½ acres, is adjacent to this chapel, the graveyard around the parish church having been closed for interments.

Church Records

The register of the mother church of St. James, Dursley, dates from the year 1566, and contains some entries relating to members of the Shakespeare family.

The Phillimore transcript of Marriages at Dursley 1639-1812 is available to browse online.